tea lady in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tea lady in the English»French Dictionary

tea lady N Brit

tea lady

employée qui distribue du thé dans les bureaux

Translations for tea lady in the English»French Dictionary

I.lady <pl ladies> [Brit ˈleɪdi, Am ˈleɪdi] N

1. lady (woman):

lady

dame f

ladies first

les dames d'abord

ladies and gentlemen

mesdames et messieurs

the young lady at the desk

la demoiselle à la réception

behave yourself, young lady! (to child)

sois sage, ma petite!

his young lady dated

sa bonne amie dated

your good lady dated

votre dame dated

my old lady inf

ma bourgeoise inf

a little old lady

une petite vieille

my dear lady

chère madame

look here, lady inf!

écoutez, ma petite dame!

she's a real lady fig

elle est très distinguée

the lady of the house

la maîtresse de maison

a lady by birth

une aristocrate de naissance

attr a lady doctor/writer

une femme médecin/écrivain

2. lady Brit (in titles):

Lady Churchill

Lady Churchill

II.Ladies N

Ladies npl:

Ladies (toilets)

toilettes fpl (pour dames)

Ladies (on sign)

'Dames'

where's the Ladies?

où sont les toilettes?

See also Knight/Dame

Knight/Dame Info

Knight/Dame

Distinction honorifique non héréditaire conférée par le souverain britannique en récompense de services rendus à la nation. Les hommes prennent le titre de Sir et leur épouse celui de Lady. Les femmes qui reçoivent cette distinction prennent le titre de Dame. Sir et Dame sont suivis du prénom seul, ou du prénom et du nom de famille. → Honours List

tea [Brit tiː, Am ti] N

1. tea (drink, substance, shrub):

tea

thé m

I'll make a pot of tea

je vais faire du thé

2. tea (cup of tea):

tea

thé m

two teas please

deux thés s'il vous plaît

3. tea Brit:

tea (in the afternoon)

thé m

tea (for children)

goûter m

tea (evening meal)

repas m du soir

tea (evening meal)

dîner m

they had tea in the garden

ils ont pris le thé au jardin

4. tea Am (marijuana):

tea inf

marijuana f

it's not my cup of tea

ce n'est pas mon truc inf

he's not my cup of tea

il ne me plaît pas tellement

that's just his cup of tea

c'est tout à fait son truc inf

to give sb tea and sympathy hum

réconforter qn

tea lady in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tea lady in the English»French Dictionary

lady <-ies> [ˈleɪdi] N

1. lady (title):

lady

lady f

the lady of the house form

la maîtresse de maison

2. lady (woman):

lady

dame f

ladies and gentlemen!

mesdames et messieurs!

tea [ti:] N

1. tea no pl (plant):

tea

thé m

2. tea (drink):

tea

thé m

mint tea

thé à la menthe

3. tea (cup of tea):

tea

thé m

4. tea Brit (late afternoon meal):

tea

goûter m

5. tea Brit, Aus (early evening cooked meal):

tea

dîner m

afternoon tea

thé m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Traditionally a staff member serving food and beverages in such a tea room would have been called a tea lady.

en.wikipedia.org

The tea lady is likely to be one of the voters.

www.telegraph.co.uk

You get time to think about every single thing, down to the tea lady.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The tradition of the tea break, from which the role of tea lady rose, has itself declined, also offering a possible explanation why tea ladies are not commonly found today.

en.wikipedia.org

She said later she was only the tea lady, but it was that tea lady who kept the team going with her tea and biscuits and friendly smile.

www.odt.co.nz

You had a lot of time on your hands -- you get that much time, literally, to think about every single thing down to the tea lady.

www.independent.co.uk

That goes from top down to the tea lady.

www.derbytelegraph.co.uk

Mobile canteens were used in almost all theatres of war to boost morale and provide food as a result of the successful tea lady experiment.

en.wikipedia.org

The tea lady can come up with structures.

www.odt.co.nz

You get that much time to think about, every single thing down to the tea lady.

lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk