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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbeau gosse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bo ɡɔs
"Toutes les filles de l'école trouvent qu'il est un vrai beau gosse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An extremely attractive, charming, or desirable person, especially a man.
"She couldn't stop talking about the new actor in the movie, calling him an absolute dreamboat." - 2
An ideal or dreamy plan, project, or entity.
"That vintage convertible is a real dreamboat of a car."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in American English in the early 20th century, combining the words 'dream' and 'boat' to metaphorically represent a person who carries one away into romantic fantasies. Initially popularized in mid-20th-century pop culture and teen slang, it evolved to refer to an extremely attractive, desirable, or charming romantic partner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dreamboat" is said worldwide
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beau gosse
Transliteration: bo ɡɔs
"Toutes les filles de l'école trouvent qu'il est un vrai beau gosse."
Traumtyp
Transliteration: ˈtʁaʊmˌtyːp
"Er ist wirklich ein absoluter Traumtyp für sie."
ragazzo da sogno
Transliteration: raˈɡattso da ˈsoɲɲo
"Il nuovo attore è considerato un ragazzo da sogno da tutti."
galán
Transliteration: ɡaˈlan
"El protagonista de la telenovela es un verdadero galán."
pão
Transliteration: pɐ̃w
"O rapaz novo do escritório é um verdadeiro pão."
सुंदर युवक
Transliteration: sundar yuvak
"फिल्म का अभिनेता सभी लड़कियों के लिए एक सपनों का राजकुमार जैसा है।"
白马王子
Transliteration: bái mǎ wáng zǐ
"她一直期待着能遇到自己的白马王子。"
이상형
Transliteration: isanghyeong
"그 배우는 많은 여성들의 이상형이다."
理想の男性
Transliteration: risou no dansei
"彼はクラス中で理想の男性として人気がある。"
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