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sir
(sûr)n.
1. Sir Used as an honorific before the given name or the full name of baronets and knights.
2. Used as a form of polite address for a man: Don't forget your hat, sir.
3. Used as a salutation in a letter: Dear Sir or Madam.
[Middle English, variant of sire, sire; see sire.]
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sir
(sɜː)n
1. a formal or polite term of address for a man
2. archaic a gentleman of high social status
[C13: variant of sire]
Sir
(sɜː)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a title of honour placed before the name of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Raleigh.
2. (Historical Terms) archaic a title placed before the name of a figure from ancient history
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sir
(sɜr)n.
1.
a. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir.
b. a formal term of address used in the salutation of a letter.
2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott.
3. a lord or gentleman: noble sirs and ladies.
4. an ironic or humorous title of respect: sir critic.
5. Archaic. a title of respect used before a noun to designate profession, rank, etc.: sir priest; sir clerk.
[1250–1300; Middle English; unstressed variant of sire]
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Noun | 1. | sir - term of address for a man adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
2. | Sir - a title used before the name of knight or baronet Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat |
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Translations
سَيِّدسَيِّدِيلَقَب الفارِس: سَيِّد
sirpane
herrehrSir
herra
gospodin
Siruram
herraSir, nafnbót riddara eîa barónetts
あなた
경
poneserassere
kungssers
Sir
gospodsir
herrn
คำสุภาพสำหรับเรียกผู้ชาย
ngài
sir
[sɜːʳ] N → señor mSirs (US) → muy señores nuestros
yes, sir → sí, señor
Dear Sir (in letter) → muy señor mío, estimado señor
Sir Winston Churchill → Sir Winston Churchill
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sir
[ˈsɜːr] n (form of address) → monsieur m
What would you like, sir? → Que désirez-vous, monsieur?
yes, sir (to teacher, customer) → oui, monsieur; (to senior officer) → oui, chef
What would you like, sir? → Que désirez-vous, monsieur?
yes, sir (to teacher, customer) → oui, monsieur; (to senior officer) → oui, chef
(in titles) Sir John Smith → sir John Smith
(in letter) Dear Sir, → Monsieur,
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sir
n
(in direct address) → mein Herr (form), → Herr X; no, sir → nein(, Herr X); (Mil) → nein, Herr Leutnant/General etc; you will apologize, sir! (dated) → dafür werden Sie sich entschuldigen (müssen); Sir (to editor of paper) not translated; Dear Sir (or Madam), … → Sehr geehrte (Damen und) Herren!; my dear or good sir! (dated) → mein (lieber) Herr! (dated)
(Sch inf: = teacher) → er (Sch sl); please sir! → Herr X!; I’ll tell sir → ich sags ihm
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sir
[sɜːʳ] n (frm) → signore myes, sir → sì, signore (Mil) → sissignore
Dear Sir (in letter) → Egregio signor (+ surname)
Dear Sirs → Spettabile ditta
Sir Winston Churchill → Sir Winston Churchill
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sir
(səː) noun1. a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man. Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs, ...'.
2. in the United Kingdom, the title of a knight or baronet. Sir Francis Drake.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sir
→ سَيِّدِي sir herre Herr σερ señor herra monsieur gospodin signore あなた 경 meneer herr pan senhor сэр herrn คำสุภาพสำหรับเรียกผู้ชาย efendim ngài 先生Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009