doyenne in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for doyenne in the English»French Dictionary

doyenne [Brit ˈdɔɪɛn, dɔɪˈɛn, dwʌˈjɛn, Am dɔɪˈ(j)ɛn] N form

doyenne

doyenne f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She often played a willful woman of means or a polished, high-society doyenne.

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She has been described as the doyenne of family lawyers.

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The doyenne of crime writing has amassed a huge fortune since her death in 1976, aged 85.

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With your wife's measurements in hand, describe her style to the doyenne.

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Stars were exposed doing drugs -- and selling them -- and one wealthy society doyenne slipped him embarrassing secrets about royals.

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In time, she became the doyenne of the gharana.

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