noun🔗ShareDameUsually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight."Dame Edith Sitwell"Dame Edith SitwelltitleroyalpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSurveillanteA matron at a school, especially Eton College."At Eton College, the dames lived in separate houses and were responsible for the well-being of the boys under their care. "Au collège d'Eton, les surveillantes vivaient dans des maisons séparées et étaient responsables du bien-être des garçons dont elles s'occupaient.personeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDans la pantomime traditionnelle: une femme mélodramatique souvent jouée par un homme travestiIn traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag."In the holiday pantomime, a man in a brightly colored dress plays one of the dames, causing lots of laughter with his over-the-top acting. "Dans la pantomime des fêtes, un homme en robe aux couleurs vives joue l'une des dames, provoquant beaucoup de rires avec son jeu exagéré.entertainmentculturepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFemmes, dames(slightly derogatory) A woman."The detective questioned the two dames sitting at the bar, trying to get information about the case. "Le détective a interrogé les deux femmes assises au bar, essayant d'obtenir des informations sur l'affaire.personhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDame, femmeA lady, a woman."In the old detective movie, the gumshoe was surrounded by glamorous dames. "Dans le vieux film de détective, le détective était entouré de dames glamour.personhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
