gigolo
To work or act as a gigoloTo work or act as a gigolo.
» He is a gigolo.
Значение
значений: 3(непереходный)To work or act as a gigolo.
(переходный)To provide (someone) with the services of a gigolo.
(возвратное, переходный)To offer (oneself or someone else) to someone as a gigolo.
Примеры
предложений: 3He is a gigolo.
He's a gigolo.
Rudolph Valentino worked as a dancer and a gigolo before becoming a movie star.
Происхождение
First attested in English in 1922. From French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older womanFirst attested in English in 1922. From French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older woman”), first attested in that sense in 1904 (attested since 1850 in the sense “Amant de cœur, compagnon d'une gigolette", and since 1894 in the sense “elegant young man whose means of livelihood are dubious”), a back-formation from gigolette (“promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner”), attested since 1850, from giguer (“to dance”), from gigue (“fiddle; type of dance; jig”). More at jig.
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Формы
gigoloes, gigoloing, gigoloed, gigoloedУроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени