vouvoyer
French → English
verb//vu.vwa.je//
(language) To address with 'vous': to use the formal pronoun 'vous' instead of 'tu' when speaking to someone
En France, il est d'usage de vouvoyer les inconnus et ses supérieurs hiérarchiques par politesse.
(English) In France, it is customary to address strangers and one's superiors with 'vous' out of politeness.
Après dix ans de mariage, certains couples continuent de se vouvoyer par tradition aristocratique.
(English) After ten years of marriage, some couples continue to address each other as 'vous' out of aristocratic tradition.
Entry ID: fr:en:vouvoyer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary