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valet

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val·et  (vlt, vl, v-l)
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.
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.

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

valet [ˈvælɪt ˈvæleɪ]
n
1. (Business / 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. (Business / Professions) a manservant who attends to the requirements of patrons in a hotel, passengers on board ship, etc.; steward
vb -ets, -eting, -eted
1. to act as a valet for (a person)
2. (tr) to clean the bodywork and interior of (a car) as a professional service
[from Old French vaslet page, from Medieval Latin vassus servant; see vassal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.valetvalet - a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
body servant - a valet or personal maid
manservant - a man servant
Verb1.valetvalet - 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"

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

valet [ˈvæleɪ ˈvælɪt]
nvalet m de chambre
vt (= clean) [+ vehicle] → nettoyer
valet parking nservice m de voiturier
valet service n
(for clothes)pressing m
(for car)nettoyage m complet

valet
nKammerdiener m; valet serviceReinigungsdienst m

valet [ˈvæleɪ] ncameriere m personale
valet [ˈvæleɪ] ncameriere m personale

valet
n valet [ˈvӕlit, ˈvӕlei]
a manservant who looks after his master's clothes etc His valet laid out his evening suit. lyfeiene خادِم يَعْتَني بِملابِس سيِّده камериер sluha, komorník kammertjener der Kammerdiener υπηρέτης ayuda de cámara toapoiss, kammerteener پیشخدمت miespalvelija valet de chambre מְשָרֵת אִישִי निजी सेवक sluga, komornik, sobar inas pelayan pribadi einkaþjónn valletto 従者 (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


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The valet of one of the gentlemen staying here has heard that the late Lord Montbarry was the last person who lived in the palace, before it was made into an hotel.
The valet went out as silently as he had entered and appeared in a few minutes bringing the dress demanded.
When Claude and Quasimodo went out together, which frequently happened, and when they were seen traversing in company, the valet behind the master, the cold, narrow, and gloomy streets of the block of Notre-Dame, more than one evil word, more than one ironical quaver, more than one insulting jest greeted them on their way, unless Claude Frollo, which was rarely the case, walked with head upright and raised, showing his severe and almost august brow to the dumbfounded jeerers.
 
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