How-do-you-dos

/haʊ də jʊ ˈduːz/

/haʊ də jʊ ˈduz/

Translation how-do-you-dos into russian

Noun

how-do-you-dos pl

how-do-you-do

how-do-you-dos pl

He gave me a friendly how-do-you-do when we met.

Он дружелюбно поприветствовал меня, когда мы встретились.

Our first how-do-you-do was at the conference last year.

Наше первое знакомство произошло на конференции в прошлом году.

Additional translations

вопрос о самочувствии

формальное приветствие

Noun

A formal or polite greeting or inquiry about someone's well-being.

He gave a quick how-do-you-do before moving on to the next guest.

A difficult or awkward situation.

When the two rivals met unexpectedly at the party, it was quite a how-do-you-do.

Interjection

A formal greeting used when meeting someone for the first time or in a polite social setting.

"How-do-you-do," she said with a smile as she extended her hand to the new neighbor.