What does dame in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word dame in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dame in French.

The word dame in French means lady, queen, queen, wife, lady, draughts, Why, pack, painted lady, barn owl, ice cream sundae, white lady, lady-in-waiting, queen of hearts, beloved, companion, female companion, personal carer, personal care assistant, care assistant, the Iron Lady, the Eiffel Tower, hearts, queen of clubs, Lady of the Lake, mother nature, patron, toilet attendant, demijohn, escort, grande dame, the Eiffel Tower, my good lady, my good lady, Our Lady, Notre-Dame, Notre-Dame Cathedral, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, first lady, old lady, Eiffel Tower. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dame

lady

nom féminin (femme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Qui est cette dame là-bas ?
Who is that lady over there?

queen

nom féminin (Cartes : reine) (cards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il sortit une dame de carreau.
He played a queen of diamonds.

queen

nom féminin (Échecs : pièce maîtresse) (chess)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il renversa la dame de son adversaire.
He took his opponent's queen.

wife

nom féminin (familier (épouse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai rencontré votre dame hier au marché.
I met your missus in the market yesterday.

lady

nom féminin (titre de noblesse) (nobility)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans ce château habitait une gente dame.
And in this castle lived a noble lady.

draughts

nom féminin pluriel (jeu) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les dames est un jeu qui convient aux petits comme aux grands. J'aimais beaucoup jouer aux dames avec ma grand-mère quand j'étais petit.
I used to love playing checkers with my grandma when I was little.

Why

interjection (familier, vieilli (exprime l'insistance) (yes, no)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Il est déjà parti ? Dame oui.
"Has he left already?" "Why, yes."

pack

verbe transitif (tasser de la neige)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On ne peut pas aller skier parce qu'ils n'ont pas encore damé les pistes.

painted lady

nom féminin (type de papillon) (butterfly)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

barn owl

nom féminin (oiseau) (bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ice cream sundae

nom féminin (glace vanille avec chocolat chaud) (dessert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

white lady

nom féminin (spectre mystérieux) (ghost)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lady-in-waiting

nom féminin (assistante en second d'une reine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

queen of hearts

nom féminin (enseigne d'une carte à jouer) (cards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La dame de cœur fait partie des cartes utilisées dans le jeu de cartes français.

beloved

nom féminin (femme aimée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne veut pas l'avouer mais Patricia est sa dame de cœur.

companion, female companion

nom féminin (vieux (assistante de femme noble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

personal carer, personal care assistant, care assistant

nom féminin (courant (auxiliaire de vie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Iron Lady

nom propre féminin (Margaret Thatcher) (former British prime minister)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Margaret Thatcher, surnommée la Dame de Fer, s'est éteinte en 2013 à l'âge de 87 ans.

the Eiffel Tower

nom propre féminin (la Tour Eiffel) (French landmark)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hearts

nom féminin (jeu de cartes) (card game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

queen of clubs

nom féminin (carte à jouer) (Cards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Lady of the Lake

nom féminin (personnage : fée Viviane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mother nature

nom féminin (emphase pour la nature)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

patron

nom féminin (vieilli (maîtresse femme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Madame Dupont a été longtemps dame patronnesse à la Croix Rouge.

toilet attendant

nom féminin (familier (dame gérant des toilettes) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

demijohn

nom féminin (grosse bouteille rebondie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

escort

nom féminin (personne qui tient compagnie à [qqn]) (woman)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce vieux veuf s'est attachée les services d'une femme de compagnie.

grande dame

nom féminin (femme importante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Simone Veil est une grande dame de la vie politique française.

the Eiffel Tower

nom propre féminin (la tour Eiffel) (Paris landmark)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les touristes de Paris visite la Grande Dame.

my good lady

nom féminin (familier (terme familier pour une femme) (colloquial)

my good lady

interjection (familier (emphase familière pour une dame) (colloquial)

Our Lady

nom propre féminin (La Vierge Marie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreux édifices religieux faisant référence à la Vierge Marie portent le nom de Notre-Dame.

Notre-Dame, Notre-Dame Cathedral

nom propre féminin (cathédrale parisienne) (Parisian cathedral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La construction de Notre-Dame de Paris commença en 1163.

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

nom propre (roman de Victor Hugo) (novel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Victor Hugo a fini d'écrire Notre-Dame de Paris en 1831.

first lady

nom féminin (épouse du président)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Première dame d'un pays est l'épouse du président de la République.

old lady

nom féminin (dame âgée) (more polite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut laisser les fauteuils aux vieilles dames.

Eiffel Tower

nom propre féminin (France (tour Eiffel) (Paris landmark)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le guide emmena les touristes visiter la Vieille Dame.

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