damsel in distress

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• /ˈdæm.zəl ɪn dɪˈstɹɛs/
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Calque of French demoiselle en détresse, from the classic theme in many dramatic forms.

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: فَتَاة فِي مِحْنَة — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Breton: dimezell en enkrez — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Bulgarian: дево́йка в беда́ (devójka v bedá) — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Bulgarian: мома́ в беда́ (momá v bedá) — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Catalan: donzella en perill — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Chinese Mandarin: 英雄救美 (yīngxióng jiù měi) — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Dutch: dame in nood — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Dutch: jonkvrouw in nood — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Esperanto: savota fraŭlino — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Esperanto: savendulino — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Finnish: neito pulassa — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• French: demoiselle en détresse — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• German: Jungfrau in Nöten — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• German: verfolgte Unschuld — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Hindi: संकट में युवती (saṅkaṭ mẽ yuvtī) — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Italian: damigella in pericolo — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Italian: fanciulla in pericolo — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Japanese: 囚われの姫君 (toraware no himegimi) — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Korean: 곤경에 빠진 아가씨 (gon'gyeong'e ppajin agassi) — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Occitan: domaisèla en perilh — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Occitan: domaisèla en malparat — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Polish: dama w opałach — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Portuguese: donzela em apuros — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Portuguese: donzela em perigo — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Russian: де́ва в беде́ (déva v bedé) — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Russian: пресле́дуемая де́ва (preslédujemaja déva) — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Spanish: damisela en apuros — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Swedish: dam i nöd — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Swedish: jungfru i fara — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Swedish: jungfru i nöd — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Swedish: flicka i trångmål — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Thai: สาวเอ๊าะเดือดร้อน — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.
• Ukrainian: діва у біді — young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation.