Alphonse

alfɔ̃s

Definition

Definition of Alphonse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

personneprénom donné aux garçons à leur naissance

Alphonse est le fils aîné de la famille Martin.
Alphonse a remporté le prix du meilleur élève cette année.
Nous avons invité Alphonse à notre mariage.

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Origin of Alphonse

germanique, Alphonse (noble, prêt)

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abbr.

abr: Alphonse

prénom masculin utilisé pour une personne

lamartinien

adj.

littérature

qui concerne Alphonse de Lamartine ou son œuvre

lamartinien

spécialiste

personne qui étudie ou admire Alphonse de Lamartine

rédemptoriste

adj.

ordre religieux

qui appartient à l'ordre religieux catholique fondé par Alphonse de Liguori

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English:Alphonse, ...
German:Alphonse, ...
Italian:Alphonse, ...
Spanish:Alfonso, ...
Portuguese:Alphonse, ...
Chinese:阿方斯, ...
Japanese:アルフォンス, ...
Arabic:ألفونس, ...
Hebrew:אַלְפוֹנְס, ...
Russian:Альфонс, ...
Ukrainian:Альфонс, ...
Catalan:Alfons, ...
Danish:Alphonse, ...
Dutch:Alphonse, ...
Greek:Αλφόνς, ...
Hungarian:Alfonz, ...
Khmer:អាល់ហ្វុងស៍, ...
Korean:알퐁스, ...
Polish:Alfons, ...
Portuguese (BR):Afonso, ...
Romanian:Alphonse, ...
Swedish:Alfons, ...
Thai:อัลฟองส์, ...
Turkish:Alphonse, ...
Vietnamese:tên nam, ...

alphonse

alfɔ̃s

Definition of alphonse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

proxénète

Dated

homme qui gagne de l'argent en exploitant la prostitution

Dated

Cet alphonse contrôlait plusieurs prostituées dans le quartier.

proxénète

souteneur

entretenu

Dated

homme qui vit grâce à l'argent de sa compagne

Dated

Il joue les alphonses depuis qu'il a rencontré cette femme riche.

entretenu

gigolo

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Origin of alphonse

germanique, Adalfuns (noble + prêt)

Examples of alphonse in a sentence

L'alphonse, un homme connu dans le quartier, a disparu mystérieusement.
On l'accuse d'être un alphonse notoire.
Les alphonses étaient surveillés par la police.

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English:pimp, kept man, ...
German:Zuhälter, Schmarotzer, ...
Italian:protettore, mantenuto, ...
Spanish:proxeneta, mantenido, ...
Portuguese:chulo, gigolô, ...
Chinese:皮条客, 吃软饭的男人, ...
Japanese:ポン引き, ヒモ男, ...
Arabic:قوّاد, رجل يعيش على نفقة زوجته, ...
Hebrew:סַרְסוּר, גֶּבֶר מֻחְזָק, ...
Russian:сутенёр, альфонс, ...
Ukrainian:сутенер, альфонс, ...
Catalan:proxeneta, mantingut, ...
Danish:alfons, gigolo, ...
Dutch:pooier, onderhouden man, ...
Greek:προξενήτρα, αλφόνσος, ...
Hungarian:strici, kitartott férfi, ...
Khmer:អ្នកដឹកនាំពេស្យាចារ, បុរសស៊ីលើស្រី, ...
Korean:포주, 신세지는 남자, ...
Polish:alfons, utrzymanek, ...
Portuguese (BR):cafetão, sustentado, ...
Romanian:proxenet, întreținut, ...
Swedish:hallick, hållen man, ...
Thai:แมงดา, ผู้ชายที่ถูกเลี้ยงดู, ...
Turkish:pezevenk, bakılan erkek, ...
Vietnamese:tú ông, kẻ ăn bám, ...

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Definition of Alphonse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of Alphonse

Terms related to Alphonse

Terms with Alphonse included in their meaning

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Definition of alphonse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of alphonse

Terms related to alphonse

Examples of alphonse in a sentence

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