Vouvoie

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of vouvoy. alt-of, alternative

    "My hairdresser does not like this, for instance, and will often vouvoie even clients younger than him if he doesn't know them.[…]In the local gyms I've been to there has been a very "copain copain" ambience and tutoiement has been the rule, in the changing rooms as elsewhere. I noticed for instance that at my free trial session the personnel vouvoied me but once I had signed up I was tu.[…]Alex immediately eliminated one of the suspects because the murdered woman would have vouvoied her."

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"My hairdresser does not like this, for instance, and will often vouvoie even clients younger than him if he doesn't know them.[…]In the local gyms I've been to there has been a very "copain copain" ambience and tutoiement has been the rule, in the changing rooms as elsewhere. I noticed for instance that at my free trial session the personnel vouvoied me but once I had signed up I was tu.[…]Alex immediately eliminated one of the suspects because the murdered woman would have vouvoied her."

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