gallant

vaillant, chevaleresque

Courageux et prêt à aider, notamment en témoignant respect et attention aux femmes.

En anglais simple : Brave and willing to help, often showing respectful care towards women.

• The gallant soldier rescued his friend.
• They made a gallant effort to save the ship.
• A gallant knight protected the travellers.

Synonymes : brave, valiant, chivalrous

Contraires : cowardly

Expressions courantes : gallant soldier, gallant effort, gallant knight

galant

Poli et serviable envers les femmes, par exemple en leur ouvrant la porte ou en leur proposant une place.

En anglais simple : Polite and helpful towards women, for example by opening doors or offering a seat.

• He made a gallant gesture and offered her his seat.
• Her gallant companion held the door open.
• It was gallant of you to carry my bags.

Comment l'utiliser : gallant towards someone (He was always gallant towards the women he met.)

Synonymes : chivalrous, courteous, gentlemanly

Contraires : discourteous

Expressions courantes : gallant gesture, gallant gentleman, gallant towards women

honorable, noble

Qui mérite le respect par sa conduite juste et honnête.

En anglais simple : Behaving in a way that deserves respect because it is fair and morally good.

• His gallant conduct earned their respect.
• She praised the gallant deed in her letter.
• The story presents him as a gallant gentleman who always keeps his promises.

Synonymes : honourable, noble, upright

Contraires : dishonourable

Expressions courantes : gallant conduct, gallant deed, gallant gentleman

majestueux, splendide

Dont la belle apparence impose le respect ou évoque la noblesse.

En anglais simple : Looking grand, impressive, or noble.

• A gallant ship entered the harbour.
• The prince looked gallant in his fine robes.
• They watched the gallant vessel sail away.

Synonymes : grand, splendid, magnificent

Expressions courantes : gallant ship, gallant vessel, gallant appearance

prétendant, galant

Homme qui cherche à séduire une personne ou entretient une relation amoureuse avec elle.

En anglais simple : A man who tries to win someone's love or has a romantic relationship with them.

• A young gallant brought her roses.
• She refused to dance with either of her gallants.
• The handsome gallant waited beneath her window.

Synonymes : suitor, lover, admirer

Expressions courantes : young gallant, her gallant, handsome gallant

perroquet

Voile placée au-dessus du hunier, ou partie du mât qui la porte.

En anglais simple : An upper sail, or the part of a ship's mast that supports it, above the topsail.

• The crew lowered the gallant.
• A strong wind tore the gallant.
• The sailor climbed up to inspect the gallant.

Synonymes : topgallant

Expressions courantes : fore gallant, main gallant, lower the gallant

accompagner, escorter

Aller avec une personne pour l’aider à se rendre quelque part.

En anglais simple : To accompany someone and help them get to a place.

• He offered to gallant her home.
• The host gallanted his guests to the door.
• She allowed him to gallant her through the crowded hall.

Comment l'utiliser : gallant someone to somewhere (He gallanted her to the carriage.)

Synonymes : escort, accompany

Expressions courantes : gallant someone home, gallant someone along

faire le galant, galantiser

Se montrer poli et attentionné, surtout envers les femmes, parfois pour les séduire.

En anglais simple : To behave like a polite, attentive gentleman, especially towards women.

• He liked to gallant with the ladies.
• The young men gallanted about town in their finest clothes.
• He spent the evening gallanting rather than discussing business.

Synonymes : act the gentleman, court

Expressions courantes : gallant with someone, gallant about town