What does Demi Monde mean in French?
Demi-monde is French for "half-world". The term derives from a play called Le Demi-Monde, by Alexandre Dumas fils, published in 1855.
(especially during the last half of the 19th century) a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity. a demimondaine.
monde in American English
(mɔ̃d) French. noun. the world; people; society.
That's my baby girl! C'est ma petite chérie !
Men of all ages, married or single, are addressed as monsieur. Married women are addressed as madame, as are older women. Young and unmarried women are addressed as mademoiselle.
235. In France men are addressed as Monsieur and women as Madame or Mademoiselle. While a Monsieur is a monsieur no matter what, a Madame is a married woman and a Mademoiselle an unmarried woman.
Every French learner has encountered this question when wondering how to address a woman in France. Meaning “Miss,” Mademoiselle is used to address unmarried women while Madame, meaning “Mrs.,” is used to address married women.
Le Monde (French pronunciation: [lə mɔ̃d] ( listen); lit. 'The World') is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad.
Etymology. From French monde (“world”).
: a sophisticated or worldly woman.
What's the meaning of Beau monde?
Etymology. French, literally, fine world.
noun. the fashionable world; high society.
: all the world : everybody.