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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesskieuse mondaine
Pronunciation / Transliteration: skjøz mɔ̃dɛn
"Elle passait tout l'hiver à la station en véritable skieuse mondaine."
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An attractive young woman who spends time at a ski resort, often stereotyped as being more interested in the social and fashion aspects of skiing than the sport itself.
"She dressed in the latest winter fashion, looking every bit the classic ski-bunny." - 2
A novice skier, particularly a young woman learning to ski on gentle beginner slopes.
"The instructors patiently guided the ski-bunnies down the gentle nursery slope."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in mid-20th-century North American English, combining 'ski' (referring to the winter sport originating from Scandinavian roots) and 'bunny' (informal term for a young or attractive person, popularized through terms like 'playboy bunny'). Originally used in ski resort culture to describe women who frequented ski slopes, often associated with fashion and socializing rather than purely competitive skiing.
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skieuse mondaine
Transliteration: skjøz mɔ̃dɛn
"Elle passait tout l'hiver à la station en véritable skieuse mondaine."
Schihäschen
Transliteration: ˈʃiːˌhɛːsn̩
"Im Winter wimmelte es im Skigebiet nur so von Schihäschen."
frequentatrice di sci
Transliteration: frequentatrice di ʃi
"Il rifugio era pieno di giovani alla moda e frequentatrici di sci."
esquiadora mondana
Transliteration: eskjaˈðora monˈdana
"La estación de esquí estaba llena de esquiadoras con ropa elegante."
esquiadora social
Transliteration: eskjaˈdoɾɐ suˈsjal
"Ela exibia os trajes mais caros de inverno como uma verdadeira esquiadora social."
स्काई-प्रेमी युवती
Transliteration: skai-premi yuvati
"रिसॉर्ट में कई फैशनदार स्काई-प्रेमी युवतियां घूम रही थीं।"
滑雪女郎
Transliteration: huáxuě nǚláng
"度假村里到处都是穿着时髦的滑雪女郎。"
스키장 미녀
Transliteration: seukijang minyeo
"그 스키 리조트에는 멋진 스키장 미녀들이 많았다."
スキー場のおしゃれな女性
Transliteration: sukī-jō no oshare na josei
"ゲレンデにはカラフルなウェアを着たスキーヤーがたくさんいた。"
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