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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslibidinoso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: li-bi-di-no-zo
"Non sopportava le battute di quel vecchio libidinoso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A man who is given to excessive sexual desire or lustful, offensive, and lascivious behavior.
"She avoided the old lecher who kept making inappropriate comments at the bar."
- 1
To act the part of a lecher; to behave with offensive or excessive sexual lust.
"He spent the evening lechering after younger women at the party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'lechen', meaning to live in debauchery or to act lustfully, which came from Old French 'lechier' (to lick, live in debauchery, be gluttonous). The root ultimately connects to Germanic origins related to licking or gluttony, evolving over centuries to specifically denote a man given to excessive sexual desire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lecher" is said worldwide
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débauché
Transliteration: de-bo-shay
"Il regardait tout le monde avec un air de vieux débauché."
Wollüstling
Transliteration: Voll-üst-ling
"Der alte Wollüstling wurde aus dem Restaurant gewiesen."
libidinoso
Transliteration: li-bi-di-no-zo
"Non sopportava le battute di quel vecchio libidinoso."
lujurioso
Transliteration: lu-xu-ri-o-so
"Aquel hombre tenía fama de viejo lujurioso."
sátiro
Transliteration: sa-ti-ru
"Ela se afastou daquele homem visto como um verdadeiro sátiro."
कामी
Transliteration: kaami
Script: कामी पुरुष
"उस कामी व्यक्ति से सभी दूर रहना चाहते थे।"
好色之徒
Transliteration: hào sè zhī tú
"大家都知道他是一个好色之徒。"
호색가
Transliteration: ho-saek-ga
"그는 직장에서 호색가로 소문이 나 있었다."
好色漢
Transliteration: kōshokukan
"彼は周囲から好色漢として敬遠されていた。"
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