🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Don Juan

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dɔ̃ ʒɥɑ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ladies-Man/ˈleɪ.diz.mæn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est connu comme un Don Juan, attirant toutes les femmes."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A man who is popular with women and often has romantic relationships with them.

    "He is known as a ladies-man, always surrounded by admirers at parties."
  2. 2

    A man who is skilled in attracting women, often with a flirtatious demeanor.

    "His ladies-man persona made him the center of attention wherever he went."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'ladies-man' originates from the combination of 'ladies', a plural form of 'lady' from Old English 'hlæfdige', meaning a woman of high social standing, and 'man', from Old English 'mann', meaning a human being. The phrase evolved in the 19th century to describe a man who is particularly charming or attractive to women.

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