Mesdames (en. Ladies)

/me.dam/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A form of politeness used to address or speak to women.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present our speaker.

Mesdames et messieurs, je vous présente notre conférencier.

Collective designation for a group of women.

Ladies, thank you for your attention.

Mesdames, merci de votre attention.

Derived from the word 'madame', which is a French polite form of address.

ladies and gentlemen

Used to introduce or address a mixed audience.

mesdames et messieurs

ladies, please

Polite formula to attract the attention of women.

mesdames, s'il vous plaît

madame

Polite title for a married woman or a woman of a certain age.

madame

young lady

Polite title for a young woman or girl.

demoiselle

lady

Generic term to refer to a woman.

dame

Informal term used to refer to women casually.

Are you coming with the ladies to the café?

Tu viens avec les mesdames au café ?

Playful term for groups of women among friends.

The ladies from the book club are meeting tonight.

Les mesdames du club de lecture se retrouvent ce soir.