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An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
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A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
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Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit.
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Usage: UK
Topics: business
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To act as a chaperone.
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To work as a chaperone.
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Usage: UK
Topics: business
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one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chaperon
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Broader terms: defender, guardian, protector, shielder
Narrower terms: den mother, duenna, housemother
accompany as a chaperone
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Synonyms: chaperon
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Broader terms: escort
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin :
監護人 /监护人
(jiānhùrén)
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Czech :
garde
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Czech :
gardedáma
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Danish :
anstandsdame
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Esperanto :
eskortanto
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Esperanto :
eskortantino
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Finnish :
kaitsija
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Finnish :
esiliina
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
French :
chaperon
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
German :
Anstandsdame
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
German :
Anstandswauwau
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
German :
Aufsichtsperson
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
German :
Begleitperson
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
German :
Begleitung
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
German :
Aufpasser
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Greek :
συνοδός
(synodós)
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Icelandic :
velsæmisvörður
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Irish :
bean choimhdeachta
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Japanese :
保護者
(hogosha)
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Norwegian Bokmål :
anstand
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Polish :
przyzwoitka
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Portuguese :
guardião
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Portuguese :
guardiã
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Portuguese :
mentor
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Portuguese :
mentora
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Portuguese :
aia
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Portuguese :
aio
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Russian :
дуэ́нья
(duénʹja)
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Spanish :
dueña
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Spanish :
carabina
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Spanish :
chaperón
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Spanish :
acompañante
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Swedish :
chaperon
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Swedish :
förkläde
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Urdu :
مَحْرَم
(maḥram)
— older person who accompanies younger people to ensure good behaviour
Finnish :
kaitsijaproteiini
— protein that aids in folding other proteins
Finnish :
saperoni
— protein that aids in folding other proteins
German :
Chaperon
— protein that aids in folding other proteins
Hungarian :
dajkafehérje
— protein that aids in folding other proteins
Japanese :
シャペロン
(shaperon)
— protein that aids in folding other proteins
Polish :
białko opiekuńcze
— protein that aids in folding other proteins
Turkish :
şaperon
— protein that aids in folding other proteins
Chinese Mandarin :
陪伴
(péibàn)
— act as a chaperone
Chinese Mandarin :
监护
(jiānhù)
— act as a chaperone
Chinese Mandarin :
起到分子伴侣作用
(qǐdào fēnzǐbànlǚ zuòyòng)
— act as a chaperone
Finnish :
olla esiliinana (jollekin)
— act as a chaperone
French :
chaperonner
— act as a chaperone
German :
als Beschützerin begleiten
— act as a chaperone
German :
Anstandsdame spielen
— act as a chaperone
German :
beaufsichtigen
— act as a chaperone
German :
begleiten
— act as a chaperone
German :
eskortieren
— act as a chaperone
Greek :
συνοδεύω
(synodévo)
— act as a chaperone
Italian :
sciaperonare
— act as a chaperone
Portuguese :
acompanhar
— act as a chaperone
Portuguese :
assistir
— act as a chaperone