Thread: How do you say "Cavaliere"or"Escort"

How do you say "Cavali

Cavalier and escort both can be translated as кавалер or партнёр

Escort as in "lady of the night"/

эскорт = escort

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Cavalier and escort both can be translated as кавалер or партнёр

Can you use those masculine words for a woman?

Thx man

Originally Posted by Mordan

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Cavalier and escort both can be translated as кавалер or партнёр

Can you use those masculine words for a woman?

Thx man

You can't use кавалер for a woman. As for "партнёр" you can use it for a woman only in the sense "business partner" but for a dance floor the word is "партнёрша".
Edit: you can use "кавалер" for a woman only in "кавалер ордена ...."

You can name a woman "партнёр" if saying "сексуальный партнёр". Only so.

Originally Posted by Rtyom

You can name a woman "партнёр" if saying "сексуальный партнёр". Only so.

hmm interesting

so I'm stuck with what? How do I ask a woman in russian to be my escort for dancing at a marriage? thx

кавалер ордена = cavalier of the order? !?!?!?!

Are you playing a joke on me?

Say something like: Ты хочешь меня сопровождать на свадьбе?
Do you want to escort me to the marriage (dancing implied)

Originally Posted by Mordan

кавалер ордена = cavalier of the order? !?!?!?!
Are you playing a joke on me?

we kid you not, Mordan. It translates as "knigget of the order" as in "knigget of the order of the garter" ("кавалер ордена подвязки").

Originally Posted by Mordan

The french word is especiallly elegant

The elegancy be in the lug o' the hearkener.

Originally Posted by Mordan

Originally Posted by Rtyom

You can name a woman "партнёр" if saying "сексуальный партнёр". Only so.

hmm interesting

so I'm stuck with what? How do I ask a woman in russian to be my escort for dancing at a marriage? thx

Не могла бы ты побыть моей партнёршей для танцев на свадьбе?

Or briefly:

Не хочешь ли потанцевать со мной на свадьбе?

The second version is only better if you know each other well or are at least somewhat familiar. The first version sounds more formal. The best version depends on your situation and what you would like to say. Is she invited to the wedding regardless of whether she is going to dance with you or not? If she is going to be an escort, not just dance with you (a wedding is not synonymous to a ball, isn't it?), you could say: Не хочешь ли пойти со мной на свадьбу? Dancing is implied. Or you could add: Будешь моей партнёршей для танцев.

By the way: вы на "ты" или на "вы"? The difference is the same as in French.