vert-galant

vɛʁɡalɑ̃

Definition

Definition of vert-galant - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

séducteur âgé

Dated

homme âgé qui continue à rechercher les plaisirs et les femmes

Dated

Ce vert-galant de soixante ans courtise encore toutes les dames.

galant homme

Adjective

séducteur

Dated

qui aime beaucoup les femmes et les plaisirs

Dated

Cet homme vert-galant ne cesse de faire la cour aux dames.

coureur

libertin

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Origin of vert-galant

français, vert (vieux mot 'vert' = courage) + galant (du latin 'gallant' = vaillant)

Examples of vert-galant in a sentence

Ce vieux vert-galant passe ses soirées à draguer au bal populaire.
Même à soixante-dix ans, ce professeur reste étonnamment vert-galant.
On se méfie de ce politicien vert-galant lors des réceptions officielles.

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English:aging ladies' man, ladies' man, ...
German:alter Charmeur, frauenliebend, ...
Italian:vecchio seduttore, dongiovanni, ...
Spanish:viejo verde, galante, ...
Portuguese:sedutor idoso, galanteador, ...
Chinese:风流老者, 风流, ...
Japanese:年配の色男, 女好きな, ...
Arabic:رجل مسن مغازل, غَزَّال, ...
Hebrew:זָקֵן חוֹבֵב נָשִׁים, חַיַּל נָשִׁים, ...
Russian:пожилой ловелас, сердцеед, ...
Ukrainian:старий ловелас, сердечний ловелас, ...
Catalan:vell galant, galant, ...
Danish:kvindebedårer, kvindeglad, ...
Dutch:oude charmeur, amoureus, ...
Greek:γόης της τρίτης ηλικίας, γυναικοκατακτητικός, ...
Khmer:បុរសចាស់ចូលចិត្តស្រី, ព្រាននារី, ...
Korean:노년의 바람둥이, 바람둥이인, ...
Polish:podstarzały uwodziciel, uwodzicielski, ...
Portuguese (BR):velho galanteador, galanteador, ...
Romanian:bătrân cuceritor, donjuanesc, ...
Swedish:kvinnotjusare, kvinnokär, ...
Thai:ชายเจ้าชู้สูงวัย, เจ้าชู้, ...
Turkish:çapkın ihtiyar, çapkın, ...
Vietnamese:ông già đào hoa, đa tình, ...

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Definition of vert-galant - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

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