Paperwork
Mlle
AbbreviationStandardA2Meaning
mademoiselle
The abbreviation of mademoiselle, for a young woman. It disappeared from administrative forms in 2012: Mme is written for all women.
How it is said
mademoiselle
Gender and article
no article
Where you meet it
An old letter, an announcement card, a novel.
Example
Mlle Petit est invitée à la remise des diplômes du 28 juin.
Miss Petit is invited to the graduation ceremony on 28 June.
In the DELF
reading A2
Watch out
To read, not to write: in an exam letter, Mme is the only safe form.