dame

dama

Titolo britannico conferito a una donna come onorificenza equivalente a quella di cavaliere.

In inglese semplice: A title given to a woman who receives a British honour equal to a knighthood.

• She was made a dame last year.
• The actress became a dame for her services to drama.
• Two dames attended the ceremony.

Espressioni comuni: become a dame, made a dame

personaggio femminile della pantomima

Personaggio femminile comico ed esagerato di uno spettacolo familiare tradizionale britannico, solitamente interpretato da un uomo.

In inglese semplice: A funny, dramatic female character in a traditional family play, usually played by a man.

• The dame wore a huge pink dress.
• He played the dame in our Christmas pantomime.
• The audience laughed when the dame lost her wig.

Espressioni comuni: pantomime dame, play a dame, comic dame

sorvegliante del convitto

Donna che si occupa degli alunni in un collegio, soprattutto a Eton.

In inglese semplice: A woman who looks after pupils in a boarding school, especially at Eton.

• The dame looked after the sick boy.
• Each house had a dame to care for its pupils.
• The boys asked their dame for clean towels.

Sinonimi: matron

Espressioni comuni: school dame, house dame

signora di Sark

Donna che detiene il titolo ereditario di governante dell’isola di Sark.

In inglese semplice: A woman who holds the inherited title of ruler of the island of Sark.

• The dame of Sark lived on the island.
• She became dame after inheriting the title.
• The island's history records the rule of its dames.

Espressioni comuni: dame of Sark, hereditary dame

conferire il titolo di dama

Conferire a una donna il titolo britannico di Dame come onorificenza.

In inglese semplice: To give a woman the British title Dame as an honour.

• They decided to dame the actress.
• The singer was damed for her services to music.
• Would the monarch dame her after so many years of public service?

Espressioni comuni: dame someone, dame an actress