English–French

“servant” in French

French

Alsoserviteur

Pronunciation

IPA/valɛ/

Example

Le valet a aidé le maître à s'habiller.

The servant helped his master get dressed.

Illustration for valet (servant)

How to say “servant” in French

“Servant” in French is valet.

A personal attendant serves close to a master, while a similar male court figure occupies the card rank between ten and queen.

Full entry for valet: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with valet

Le valet de parking a garé la voiture près de l'entrée.

The parking attendant parked the car near the entrance.

Tips for using valet

  • In card names, valet is followed by de and the suit, as in valet de coeur, rather than by the English word jack.

Other French words for “servant”

Le serviteur a apporté le courrier ce matin.

The servant brought the mail this morning.

“servant” in other languages