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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesden Butler machen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: den but-ler ma-chen
"Er musste auf dem Anwesen den Butler machen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To act as a butler; to perform the duties or service of a butler.
"He spent the summer season trying to buttle for the wealthy estate owners."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a back-formation from butler, originating in Middle English from Old French botiller, meaning an officer in charge of the wine cellar. Over time, the noun gave rise to the rare verb form indicating the act of performing the duties of a butler.
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faire le majordome
Transliteration: fair le ma-jor-dom
"Il a accepté de faire le majordome pour la soirée."
den Butler machen
Transliteration: den but-ler ma-chen
"Er musste auf dem Anwesen den Butler machen."
fare il maggiordomo
Transliteration: fa-re il mad-djor-do-mo
"Ha dovuto fare il maggiordomo per gli ospiti importanti."
hacer de mayordomo
Transliteration: a-cer de ma-yor-do-mo
"Decidió hacer de mayordomo durante la gran fiesta."
fazer de mordomo
Transliteration: fa-zer de mor-do-mo
"Ele ofereceu-se para fazer de mordomo no jantar."
खानसामे का काम करना
Transliteration: khansame ka kaam karna
"उसने महल में खानसामे का काम किया।"
当管家
Transliteration: dāng guǎnjiā
"他在庄园里当管家。"
집사 노릇을 하다
Transliteration: jipsa noruseul hada
"그는 저택에서 집사 노릇을 했다."
執事をする
Transliteration: shitsuji o suru
"彼は大邸宅で執事をした。"
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