doyenne

[US]/dɔiˈjen/
[UK]/dɔɪ'ɛn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en kvinde, der er mest respekteret eller fremtrædende inden for et bestemt felt.
Word Forms
Pluraldoyennes

Example Sentences

she became a doyenne of the London Irish music scene.

hun blev en lederskikkelse i det irske musikmiljø i London.

She founded the club and is now our doyenne .

Hun grundlagde klubben og er nu vores lederskikkelse.

mestic doyenne, was jailed for five months after being found guilty of obstructing justice during an investigation into a stock market deal.

Den hjemlige lederskikkelse blev idømt fem måneders fængsel efter at være blevet kendt skyldig i at hindre retfærdigheden under en undersøgelse af en børsaftale.

the doyenne of fashion designers

lederskikkelsen blandt modedesignere

the doyenne of the music industry

lederskikkelsen i musikindustrien

the doyenne of French cuisine

lederskikkelsen inden for det franske køkken

the doyenne of the art world

lederskikkelsen i kunstverdenen

the doyenne of literature

lederskikkelsen inden for litteraturen

the doyenne of the theater

lederskikkelsen inden for teatret

the doyenne of women's rights activism

lederskikkelsen inden for kvinders rettigheders aktivisme

the doyenne of political commentary

lederskikkelsen inden for politisk kommentering

the doyenne of investigative journalism

lederskikkelsen inden for undersøgende journalistik

the doyenne of environmental advocacy

lederskikkelsen inden for miljøforkortelse

Real-world Examples

The idea was inspired by Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the doyenne of Gilded Age New York, who regularly hosted the city's high society in her Fifth Avenue ballroom, which was said to fit about 400 people.

Ideen blev inspireret af Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, den ledende skikkelse i Gilded Age New York, som regelmæssigt arrangerede byens højere samfundslag i sit Fifth Avenue-ballrum, som menes at kunne rumme omkring 400 mennesker.

Source: New York Times

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