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Meanings of frau in English

Historically polite address for a female person.

Usage of frau in English
1
At Basel he was sitting with a burgher and a burgher's frau.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
2
He didn't see a wedding ring and she hadn't said frau or fraulein.
Red inferno: 1945
3
In Japan and Germany, titles like san and frau are expected when emailing.
BBC
4
Frau Staudt says to be patient; these things take time, she said.
Those who save us
5
It was really infuriating how often Frau Posmanik left her children alone.
Melnitz
6
Don't tell me you believe that fish story Frau Staudt fed us.
Those who save us
7
In the meantime Frau von Eschenhagen was harangueing Will in the dining-room.
The Northern Light
8
Emma glanced to her left and saw Frau Fenstermacher's shapeless form approaching.
Two Truths and a Lie
9
He opened the door quickly and received Frau Muller in his arms.
The Malady of the Century
10
Frau Alger came with a pitcher of warm water and a bowl.
Her mother's hope
11
And Frau Hogel checked these figures against the same years in Munich.
The Beast Within
12
Frau Schmitz wanted six, but I can't manage more without my wife.
Her mother's hope
13
He continued to stare at Frau Goldschlag until she left the room.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
14
Frau Ellrich complained of the irregularity of their correspondence during the war.
The Malady of the Century
15
The little tent we had brought sheltered the Frau and her charges.
In the Eastern Seas
16
Mischkey's Citroën was gone and Frau Buchendorff was working in the garden.
Self's punishment
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Frau through the time