2007-02-26 08:02:01 · 8 answers · asked by dormie9up 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Miss translates as Mademoiselle, and Mrs. translates as Madame. But thus far the French have not bowed to contriving an equivalent of Ms. So you'll still have to address women by their marital status in French, much as we used to do in English not that long ago.
2007-02-26 08:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Marko 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Miss=Mademoiselle
Mrs.=Madame
If you're unsure as to marital status, you've got to take a guess. I try to go with people under 30 get Mademoiselle (if I don't know) and people over 30 get Madame. It's a sign of respect to call someone Madame, much like you wouldn't usually call an 80 year old "Miss."
2007-02-26 16:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mademoiselle
2007-02-26 20:18:24 · answer #3 · answered by Neighbour 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Mademoiselle" refers to an unmarried woman OR a young woman
"Madame" refers to a married woman, an unmarried woman with children or an old woman. It's also a way to be more polite!
2007-02-26 17:36:25 · answer #4 · answered by fabee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marco is right. We don't have that in French. I actually was a bit puzzled the first time I saw it.
So it's either Mme Dupont (married) or Melle Dupont (not married).
2007-02-26 16:11:15 · answer #5 · answered by Offkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Madamoiselle is for a single woman & Madame is for a married woman
2007-02-26 16:05:58 · answer #6 · answered by Emily & her mommy love Da Bears! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
mademoiselle if the person's young, madame if the person's, well, not so young. But mademoiselle's more flattering.
2007-02-26 16:05:50 · answer #7 · answered by scarlett 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
madame
2007-02-26 16:13:39 · answer #8 · answered by adrienne_bliss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋