vousvoyer
vousvoyer verb: synonym of vouvoy.
Verb
vousvoyer (third-person singular simple present vousvoyers, present participle vousvoyering, simple past and past participle vousvoyered)
- Synonym of vouvoy.
- The much thornier problem of whether to vousvoyer or tutoyer Ahmadou solved itself. At first I sought refuge in the impersonal on ("Can one have a glass of water, please?" instead of "Please bring me a glass of water.") But Ahmadou was soon tutoyer-ing me as often as vousvoyer-ing me, although he...1966, Developing World: AUFS Readings, American Universities Field Staff, Inc., →LCCN, page 110
- It was typical that once I learned to speak French, I could tutoyer both men, though they formally “vousvoyered” each other.1987, Jeremy Bernstein, The Life It Brings: One Physicist’s Beginnings, Ticknor & Fields, →ISBN, page 151
- Synonyms:
- vouvoy
Examples of vousvoyer in a sentence
- The much thornier problem of whether to vousvoyer or tutoyer Ahmadou solved itself.1966, Developing World: AUFS Readings, American Universities Field Staff, Inc., →LCCN, page 110:
- She always took care to vousvoyer him back.1988, Patrick Alexander, Ryfka, Arrow Books, Century Hutchinson Limited, published 1989, →ISBN, page 214:
- As for vousvoyering the help, Mahouna has tutoyéed me from the beginning.1991, Susan Louise Blake, Letters from Togo, University of Iowa Press, page 24:
- After using the familiar form "tu" you can’t go back to vousvoyering.1995 November 30, Charles Stuart Kennedy, quotee, Anne O. Cary, The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, Foreign Affairs Oral...
Synonyms of vousvoyer
Forms of vousvoyer
| third-person singular present | vousvoyers |
|---|---|
| present participle | vousvoyering |
| past participle | vousvoyered |
| past | vousvoyered |
| alternative form | vouvoyer |
Questions about vousvoyer
- What does vousvoyer mean?
- Vousvoyer means synonym of vouvoy.
- How do you use vousvoyer in a sentence?
- The much thornier problem of whether to vousvoyer or tutoyer Ahmadou solved itself.
- What part of speech is vousvoyer?
- Vousvoyer is a verb.
- What is the past tense of vousvoyer?
- The past tense of vousvoyer is vousvoyered.
Words near vousvoyer in the dictionary
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