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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvalet
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vaˈlɛt
"Ho lasciato le chiavi al valet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person employed to park cars for patrons at a restaurant, hotel, or other establishment, corresponding to the Korean loanword concept 'baecha-seobiseu'.
"I handed my car keys to the valet outside the hotel entrance."
- 1
To park vehicles as a service for customers.
"The restaurant offers to valet your car during peak dinner hours."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'vassallet', a diminutive of 'vassal', originally referring to a young nobleman who was a squire or attendant. Over centuries in Middle English and Modern French, the spelling evolved to 'valet' and the meaning shifted to denote a personal male servant or an attendant responsible for parking vehicles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Valet" is said worldwide
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valet
Transliteration: vaˈlɛt
"Ho lasciato le chiavi al valet."
voiturier
Transliteration: vwa.ty.ʁje
"Le voiturier est allé garer notre voiture."
Parkservice
Transliteration: paʁkˌsœʁvɪs
"Der Parkservice brachte mein Auto schnell zurück."
aparcacoches
Transliteration: a.paɾ.kaˈko.tʃes
"El aparcacoches estacionó el vehículo con cuidado."
manobrista
Transliteration: ma.nuˈbɾis.tɐ
"O manobrista entregou o tíquete do carro."
वैलेट पार्किंग कर्मचारी
Transliteration: vailet pārkiṅk karmachārī
"वैलेट ने होटल के बाहर मेरी कार पार्क की।"
代客泊车员
Transliteration: dài kè bó chē yuán
"代客泊车员接过了我汽车的钥匙。"
발레파킹
Transliteration: ballEpaking
"식당 앞에서 발레파킹 서비스를 이용했습니다."
バレーパーキング係
Transliteration: barē pākingu gakari
"ホテルの玄関でバレーパーキング係に鍵を預けた。"
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