i think its spanish
2007-07-25 20:06:33 · 16 answers · asked by nikol 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is French for lady or woman.
In English, it also means Lady, from the French. It is still used as a sign of nobility and is given under the form DBE(Dame of the British Empire) by the Queen as a special honour for services rendered or special achievements: Dame Margot Fonteyn for instance.
In a pantomime the Dame is the funny female character who moans and rants and prevents the heroine from going out with her beloved...
In American English, it is a colloquial term for a woman as in the song "There is nothing like a dame..."
In Italian, depending on the context, it may be "Give me" "Da me un baccio!" "Give me a kiss!", or it also is the plural of lady. "Le dame d'onore"= ladies-in-waiting
In French it is in constant use." La dame qui parle" : "The woman (or the lady) who is speaking" and all ladies are talked to or addressed as as "Madame".
2007-07-25 20:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Generic Latin language for lady. Funny thing which astonishes English speaking people. Fifty years ago Holland had a few ocean liners. The Dutch word for ' bath ' is ' bad '. So on the door of the bathroom for ladies is a little plate. On it: Bad Dames.
2007-07-25 20:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
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2007-07-26 00:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by tarumemu 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In English it is a word for a lady. As a title in England it is the female equivalent to 'sir'. (As in a knight.) In Spanish it is a command meaning 'give me.'
2007-07-25 20:16:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure what the Spanish word would mean, if that is truly so. I do know that in the U.S., it's a slang word of the 1920's, meaning a "woman".
2007-07-25 20:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by C J 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Lady
2007-07-25 22:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the FRENCH word for Lady.
In SPANISH it's mean : give me
2007-07-25 21:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by Sillia 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In French it means lady, miss or woman.
2007-07-26 05:31:56 · answer #8 · answered by randomdude 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A girl, lady , woman :P circa 1920'ish
2007-07-25 20:09:47 · answer #9 · answered by wesley_1971 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
In English, it is a slang term for a woman.
I think Frank Sinatra first coined it.
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2007-07-25 20:10:23 · answer #10 · answered by Wise@ss 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋