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grisettes

/ɡrɪˈzɛts/

Meanings
noun

Griseta, muchacha francesa de clase baja

A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.

Examples :

"In 19th-century Paris, many young women worked as seamstresses or flower sellers, and some were known as grisettes due to their perceived flirtatious nature and simple clothing. "
En el París del siglo XIX, muchas jóvenes trabajaban como costureras o vendedoras de flores, y algunas eran conocidas como grisetas debido a su naturaleza coqueta y su ropa sencilla.
person human society history culture moral sex

Related Words

Illustration sellers

sellers noun

/ˈsɛləz/

Sótano

"The family took shelter in the root cellar during the tornado warning. "

La familia se refugió en el sótano durante la advertencia de tornado.

Illustration morals

morals noun

/ˈmɒɹəlz/ /ˈmɑɹəlz/

Moral, moraleja

"The morals of the story about the boy who cried wolf are that lying can ruin your reputation and that people may not believe you even when you're telling the truth. "

La moraleja de la historia del niño que gritó «¡Lobo!» es que mentir puede arruinar tu reputación y que la gente puede no creerte incluso cuando dices la verdad.

Illustration flirtatious

flirtatious adjective

/flɚˈteɪʃəs/

Coqueto, ligón

"My sister's flirtatious remarks made the other students laugh during the presentation. "

Los comentarios coquetos de mi hermana hicieron reír a los demás estudiantes durante la presentación.

Illustration seamstresses

seamstresses noun

/ˈsiːmstrəsɪz/

Costureras

"The ballet company hired several seamstresses to make costumes for the upcoming performance. "

La compañía de ballet contrató a varias costureras para hacer los trajes para la próxima función.

Illustration century

century noun

/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiː/

Siglo

"My grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year, marking the end of the twentieth century. "

Mis abuelos celebraron este año su 50 aniversario de bodas, marcando el final del siglo XX.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

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married noun

/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/ /ˈmæɹ.id/

Casado/a

"My married cousin is a teacher at the local school. "

Mi primo casado es profesor en la escuela local.

Illustration perceived

perceived verb

/pəˈsiːvd/ /pɚˈsivd/

Percibir, comprender, entender

"The student perceived the teacher's frustration by the tone of her voice. "

El estudiante percibió la frustración de la profesora por el tono de su voz.

Illustration worked

worked verb

/wɜːkt/ /wɝkt/

Trabajó

"He’s working in a bar."

Él trabaja en un bar.

Illustration clothing

clothing verb

/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

Vestir, cubrir con ropa

"to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly"

Alimentar y vestir a una familia; vestirse extravagantemente.

Illustration working

working noun

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/

Funcionamiento, operaciones

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "

El funcionamiento del equipo de construcción en el nuevo edificio escolar va sin problemas.

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french verb

/fɹɛnt͡ʃ/

Cortar en juliana

"The chef will french the carrots before adding them to the stew. "

El chef cortará las zanahorias en juliana antes de agregarlas al estofado.