valet

val·et

 (vă-lā′, văl′ā, văl′ĭt)

n.

1. A man's male servant, who takes care of his clothes and performs other personal services.

2. An employee, as in a hotel or on a ship, who performs personal services for guests or passengers.

3. A person who parks and retrieves cars for patrons of restaurants, theaters, and other business establishments.

v. val·et·ed, val·et·ing, val·ets

v.tr.

To act as a personal servant to; attend.

v.intr.

To work as a valet.

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[Middle English valette, from Old French vaslet, valet, servant, squire, from Vulgar Latin *vassellitus, diminutive of *vassus, vassal; see vassal.]

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valet

(ˈvælɪt; ˈvæleɪ)

n

1. (Professions) a manservant who acts as personal attendant to his employer, looking after his clothing, serving his meals, etc. French name: valet de chambre

2. (Professions) a manservant who attends to the requirements of patrons in a hotel, passengers on board ship, etc; steward

vb, -ets, -eting or -eted

3. to act as a valet for (a person)

4. (tr) to clean the bodywork and interior of (a car) as a professional service

[C16: from Old French vaslet page, from Medieval Latin vassus servant; see vassal]

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val•et

(væˈleɪ, ˈvæl ɪt, ˈvæl eɪ)
n.

1. a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his employer, as by taking care of clothing; manservant.

2. an employee who cares for the clothing of patrons of a hotel, passengers on a ship, etc.

3. a stand or rack for holding coats, hats, etc.

v.t., v.i.

4. to serve as a valet.

[1560–70; < French; Middle French va(s)let squire =vas- (< Medieval Latin vassus servant) + -let -let; see vassal]

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valet

Past participle: valeted
Gerund: valeting

Imperative

valet

valet

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	valet - a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" gentleman's gentleman, valet de chambre, gentleman, man body servant - a valet or personal maid manservant - a man servant
Verb	1.	valet - serve as a personal attendant to   wait on, attend to, assist, attend, serve - work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

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valet

noun manservant, man, attendant, gentleman's gentleman He stayed on to serve his master as valet and then butler.

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Translations

خادِم يَعْتَني بِملابِس سيِّده

komorníksluha

kammertjener

DienerKammerdiener

valetvalet de chambre

einkaòjónn

valletto

sulainis

камердинер

komorník

vale

男子的贴身男仆

valet

[ˈvæleɪ]

A. N

1. (= person) (in hotel or household) → ayuda m de cámara

2. (for car) → lavado m y limpieza f, limpieza f completa

B. VT [+ car] → lavar y limpiar, hacer una limpieza completa de

C. CPD valet parking N (US) → servicio m de aparcamiento a cargo del hotel

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valet

[ˈvæleɪ ˈvælɪt]

n → valet m de chambre

vt (= clean) [+ vehicle] → nettoyervalet parking n → service m de voituriervalet service n

(for clothes) → pressing m

(for car) → nettoyage m complet

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valet

n → Kammerdiener m; valet service → Reinigungsdienst m

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valet

[ˈvæleɪ] n → cameriere m personale

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valet

(ˈvӕlit) , (ˈvӕlei) noun

a manservant who looks after his master's clothes etc. His valet laid out his evening suit. lyfeiene خادِم يَعْتَني بِملابِس سيِّده камериер criado sluha, komorník der Kammerdiener kammertjener υπηρέτης ayuda de cámara toapoiss, kammerteener پیشخدمت miespalvelija valet de chambre מְשָרֵת אִישִי निजी सेवक sluga, komornik, sobar inas pelayan pribadi einkaþjónn valletto 従��� (신변의 일을 시중드는) 하인 tarnas sulainis valet lijfknecht kammertjener lokaj criado valet камердинер sluha, komorník služabnik lični sluga betjänt คนรับใช้ชายของนายผู้ชาย vale 貼身男僕 камердинер خانساماں người phục vụ 男子的贴身男仆

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