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vouvoyer

to address someone formally

v u . v w a . j e
verb Rare #45,493
to address someone formally Used when speaking to someone with « vous » rather than « tu ».
FR: Dans cette entreprise, il faut vouvoyer les clients.
EN: In this company, customers must be addressed formally.

Mais tu ne vas pas me vouvoyer.

But you're not going to address me formally.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

On va se vouvoyer.

Let's use the formal 'vous' form with each other.

— Mommy (2014)

Et inutile de me vouvoyer.

And there's no need to address me formally.

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

Déjà, pas la peine de me vouvoyer.

For starters, there's no need to address me formally.

— Une femme fantastique (2017)