Carmen

¹

[kahr-muhn, kahr-men]

noun

1. Ciudad del Carmen.

2. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “song.”

Carmen

²

[kahr-muhn, kar-men]

noun

1. an opera (1875) by Georges Bizet.

Carmen

1. One of the most popular of operas, composed by Georges Bizet, and first produced in the late nineteenth century. The title character is known for manipulating men. One of her victims, a Spanish soldier, arranges for her to escape from jail, but she later abandons him for a bullfighter, and he stabs her. The pieces “Habanera” and “Toreador Song” are well-known excerpts from Carmen.

Example Sentences

“When I saw the news, I cried, hugged my children and prayed,” said Mari Carmen Bermúdez, 34, a supermarket cashier in Caracas.

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Carmen Balber, president of Consumer Watchdog, an insurance advocacy group in Los Angeles that regularly intervenes in rate reviews, said that Lara should use his authority to deny any rate hike until the disputes over the smoke-damage claims handing are resolved.

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Health authorities say at least 15 people have been treated or are under observation in hospital after dining at Coco & Carmen, a high-end venue in the Swedish capital's Östermalm district.

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Coco & Carmen has temporarily closed while an investigation into the cause of the suspected outbreak continues.

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“Obviously he was hilarious and very original,” says Carmen Christopher, the stand-up comedian and actor from “The Bear.”

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