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Originally Posted by headquarters
more like a babysitter -chaperone is negative in French ? I thought it meant elderly female relative that sees to it that no premature wedding is nescessary ? i.e that everything goes according to good manners-
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You are right. However, it also implies that you cannot be trusted. In the literature, Chaperone are often given to characters who intend not to follow good manners or for girls that are dating man the parents don't want.
Usuallly, "Chaperonner" someone, is a painful distasteful task.