Used in a Sentence

monsieur

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for monsieur.

Editorial note

Bonjour monsieur, je voudrais une eclair chocolate s'il vous plait is my number one French phrase.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Mister, especially in a French context.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of monsieur gathered in one view.

noun

Mister, especially in a French context.

noun

(dated) A man, especially a French gentleman.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for monsieur.

noun

Mister, especially in a French context.

noun

(dated) A man, especially a French gentleman.

Example sentences

1

Bonjour monsieur, je voudrais une eclair chocolate s'il vous plait is my number one French phrase.

2

Panini and croque monsieur sandwiches are left out of this spec.

3

Are Monsieur Musk Rat's promises turning out to be bullshit?

4

- It only works if you have some special deal like the famous Mr Marius Kohl also known as Monsieur Ruling used to do...

5

You see, I'm a great Tati fan and Jour de fête, Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot and Mon Oncle are some of my most loved films—so the 'desecration' affected me personally.

6

I was watching Dora en Francais, and whenever Monsieur Diego was talking, I was like, woah, I understand it now, but that's cause he was speaking english.

7

My prediction is that if Turing ever gains the sort of widespread recognition that JGC wants and that Turing probably deserves, Church will become the Monsieur Curie of their intellectual marriage who for reasons of political correctness will best be left unacknowledged.

8

So that leaves these contenders: leuchtturm1917, rhodia, behance, field notes, scout, dotgrid.co, whitelines, ecoqua, monsieur, and nuuna.

Quote examples

1

Some writer who was fined in the 19th Century then lampooned the magistrate as "Monsieur Nonante-Cinque", the fine having been 95 francs.

2

The crust on his "Croque Monsieur" is incredible.

3

Is that different than a "Croque Monsieur"?

4

I am of the firm belief that "Monsieur Fabrice Bellard" is not one person but a group of programmers writing under this nom de plume like "Nicolas Bourbaki" was in Mathematics;-) I don't know of any other programmer who has similar breadth and depth in so many varied domains.

Proper noun examples

1

You forgot: Je vous prie de bien vouloir agréer, Monsieur, l'expression de mes honnêtes et respectueuses salutations.

2

Monsieur is a weird size (not very pocket-friendly), and seems to have some supply issues.

3

Better ask him before he tells you first, Monsieur!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use monsieur in a sentence?

Bonjour monsieur, je voudrais une eclair chocolate s'il vous plait is my number one French phrase.

What does monsieur mean?

Mister, especially in a French context.

What part of speech is monsieur?

monsieur is commonly used as noun.