sir

sir  (sûr)

n.

1. Sir Used as an honorific before the given name or the full name of baronets and knights.

2. Used as a form of polite address for a man: Don't forget your hat, sir.

3. Used as a salutation in a letter: Dear Sir or Madam.

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[Middle English, variant of sire, sire; see sire.]

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sir [sɜː]

n

1. a formal or polite term of address for a man

2. Archaic a gentleman of high social status

[variant of sire]

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Sir [sɜː]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a title of honour placed before the name of a knight or baronet Sir Walter Raleigh

2. (Historical Terms) Archaic a title placed before the name of a figure from ancient history

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sir - term of address for a man             adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
	2.	Sir - a title used before the name of knight or baronet Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat

Translations

sir [sɜːʳ] N → señor m
Sirs (US) → muy señores nuestros
yes, sir → sí, señor
Dear Sir (in letter) → muy señor mío, estimado señor
Sir Winston Churchill → Sir Winston Churchill

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sir [ˈsɜː^r] n

(form of address) → monsieur m
What would you like, sir? → Que désirez-vous, monsieur?
yes, sir (to teacher, customer) → oui, monsieur; (to senior officer) → oui, chef

(in titles) Sir John Smith → sir John Smith

(in letter) Dear Sir, → Monsieur,

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sir

n

(in direct address) → mein Herr (form), → Herr X; no, sir → nein(, Herr X); (Mil) → nein, Herr Leutnant/General etc; you will apologize, sir! (dated) → dafür werden Sie sich entschuldigen (müssen); Sir (to editor of paper) not translated; Dear Sir (or Madam), … → Sehr geehrte (Damen und) Herren!; my dear or good sir! (dated) → mein (lieber) Herr! (dated)

(= knight etc) Sir → Sir m

(Sch inf: = teacher) → er (Sch sl); please sir! → Herr X!; I’ll tell sir → ich sags ihm

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sir [sɜːʳ] n (frm) → signore m
yes, sir → sì, signore (Mil) → sissignore
Dear Sir (in letter) → Egregio signor (+ surname)
Dear Sirs → Spettabile ditta
Sir Winston Churchill → Sir Winston Churchill

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sir [sɜːʳ] n (frm) → signore m
yes, sir → sì, signore (Mil) → sissignore
Dear Sir (in letter) → Egregio signor (+ surname)
Dear Sirs → Spettabile ditta
Sir Winston Churchill → Sir Winston Churchill

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sir

n sir [səː]

1 a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs, ...'. Meneer سَيِّد господине pane hr. (mein) Herr κύριε señor, caballero härra مرد محترم herra monsieur אֲדוֹנִי सर, श्रीमान vokativ: gospodine, cijenjeni gospodine (pismo) (megszólításban) uram tuan herra signore ～様 (남성에게) 귀하 sere, pone sers; kungs tuan meneer, heer herr; min herre Proszę Pana, (Szanowny) Panie senhor domnule сэр, сударь, господин pán gospod gospodin min herre, herrn, sir คำสุภาพสำหรับเรียกผู้ชาย Bay; Sayın...; Efendim! 先生，閣下 сер, пан, добродій جناب thưa ông, ngài, tiên sinh! 先生，阁下

2 in the United Kingdom, the title of a knight or baronet Sir Francis Drake. sir لَقَب الفارِس: سَيِّد сър sir Sir der Sir σερ (ως τίτλος ευγένειας) sir sir, söör جناب؛سر Sir sir סֵר ब्रिटेन में नाइट या बैरोनेट की पदवी naslov kojim se oslovljava baronet ili knight Sir (lovag v. baronet címe, amelyet mindig a keresztnévvel együtt használnak) Sir Sir, nafnbót riddara eða barónetts Sir 準男爵 (영국의 경우 준남작 또는 나이트작의 이름 앞에 붙이는) 경(卿) seras sers Tuan Sir sir, ridder, baron (tytuł szlachecki) Sir sir сэр Sir sir ser sir คำเรียกนำหน้าชื่ออัศวินหรือขุนนางของอังกฤษ Sör (英國)爵士 рицар, баронет انگلستان میں نائٹ یا بیرونٹ کا لقب tước hiệu dùng trước tên đầu của một hầu tước hoặc tòng nam tước 爵士

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sir → سيدي sir herre Herr σερ señor herra monsieur gospodin signore あなた 경 meneer herr pan senhor сэр herrn คำสุภาพสำหรับเรียกผู้ชาย sör ngài 先生