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Meanings of maitre d'hotel in inglés

catalán
maitre

A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers.

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Usage of maitre d'hotel in inglés
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The maitre d'hotel glided from table to table, busying himself in explanations.
Ranson's Folly
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Pamela turned to the chief maitre d'hotel, who had now re-joined them.
The Pawns Count
3
He cried to his maitre d'hotel, Frederic, remember monsieur is master here!
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
4
He looked around and said a word to the maitre d'hotel.
Fine things
5
She asked if she'd better flag the maitre d'hotel.
The new yorker
6
A merchant establishes a fancy skiing hotel with a French name and a maitre d'hotel.
The new yorker
7
The maitre d'hotel glowered at him, but the host put in a good word for him.
The new yorker
8
He asked the maitre d'hotel what they contained.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 13
9
I had it from his own maitre d'hotel.
Vanity Fair
10
He was her upper servant and maitre d'hotel.
Vanity Fair
11
This was arranged, in order to make it more agreeable to him, by Bonaparte's maitre d'hotel.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 14
12
They were ushered to their places by a portly maitre d'hotel, and she approved of his table.
The Pawns Count
13
Immediately afterwards, her maitre d'hotel, or a valet de chambre brought her her supper-soup ,orsomething light.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 1...
14
They have a good maitre d'hotel.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
15
The maitre d'hotel, whom you will see always hovering round his table, is a police agent lent by Bulgaria.
The Lost Road
16
The imposters appear to have read his name upside down in the reservation book when the maitre d'hotel wasn't looking.
The Irish Times
Translations for maitre d'hotel
catalán
maitre