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English
Etymology
After the legendary 14th-century Spanish nobleman Don Juan.
Noun
Don Juan (plural Don Juans)
- A man who obsessively seduces women.
- Synonyms: philanderer, Lothario; see also Thesaurus:libertine, Thesaurus:promiscuous man
James has three girlfriends; he's a real Don Juan.
Derived terms
Translations
a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
- Arabic: دُون خُوَان m (dūn ḵuwān)
- Aragonese: donchuán m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 唐璜 (zh) (táng huáng) (translit of Don Juan)
- Dutch: Don Juan m, Casanova m
- Esperanto: donĵuano
- Finnish: donjuan (fi)
- French: don Juan (fr) m
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: Don Juan (de) m
- Greek: γυναικάς (el) m (gynaikás)
- Hebrew: דון-חואן (don khuan) (as in Spanish)
- Italian: dongiovanni (it) m
- Japanese: ドンファン (danfan) (translit of Don Juan), 女垂らし (おんなたらし, onna-tarashi), 女誑し (おんなたらし, onna-tarashi)
- Korean: please add this translation if you can
- Persian: دون ژوان (don žuân)
- Polish: donżuan (pl) m, lowelas (pl) m, casanova (pl) m, Romeo (pl) m, bałamut (pl) m, kobieciarz (pl) m, uwodziciel (pl) m
- Romanian: Don Juan m, afemeiat (ro) m
- Russian: донжуа́н (ru) m (donžuán)
- Spanish: Don Juan m, donjuán (es) m
- Swedish: tjejtjusare (sv) c (rarely of adults), kvinnoförförare c, fruntimmerskarl (sv) c
- Thai: please add this translation if you can
- Turkish: please add this translation if you can
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Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French Don Juan, named after Spanish nobleman Don Juan.
Pronunciation
Noun
Don Juan m pers
- (slang) Casanova, Don Juan (man considered romantic and gallant)
- Synonym: casanova
- (slang) Casanova, Don Juan (promiscuous, philandering man)
- Synonym: casanova
Declension
Further reading
- Don Juan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Don Juan in Polish dictionaries at PWN