Meaning

2 senses
  1. A fictional heroic prince in various fairy-tales.

    прекра́сный принцprekrásnyj princ

  2. (broadly)A heterosexual woman's prototypical ideal romantic partner, especially but not necessarily if he embodies common characteristics of the fictional princes, such as being courageous or chivalrous.

    She's still unmarried because she is waiting for her Prince Charming... and he may not exist.

    Märchenprinz

    прекра́сный принцprekrásnyj princ, ска́зочный принцskázočnyj princ, принц на белом конеprinc na belom kone

More definitions
  • a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved

Examples

16 sentences
  1. She's still on the lookout for her prince charming.

    Вона й досі шукає свого прекрасного принца. — deniko

    deSie ist noch immer auf der Suche nach ihrem Traumprinzen. — Waldelfe

  2. She has finally found her prince charming.

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  3. Here you look like every princess and every prince charming!

    deHier sieht ihr aus wie jede Prinzessin und jeder bezaubernde Prinz. — carlosalberto

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  4. He was her prince charming.

    deEr war ihr Prinz Charming. — al_ex_an_der

  5. Have you found Prince Charming yet?

    ruТы уже нашла прекрасного принца? — marafon

    deHast du deinen Traumprinzen schon gefunden? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
fictional character:
romantically ideal man:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
romantically ideal man:

Origin

Calque of French Roi Charmant (“Charming King”).

Calque of French Roi Charmant (“Charming King”).

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Forms

plural: Prince Charmings / Princes Charming

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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