noun · rare

prude

prude · prudes

святоша

prüde Person, Prüde, Prüder

A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily…A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.

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/pɹuːd/

» Tom is a prude.

Том - ханжа.

Том — ханжа.

Meaning

1 senses

A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
prüde Person, Prüder, Prüde
свято́шаsvjatóša

More definitions

a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

Examples

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Tom is a prude.
Том — ханжа.
ruТом - ханжа.
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Tom, you're a prude.
Томе, ти ханжа.
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Tom is a prude, isn't he?
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I know Tom is a prude.
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I know that Tom is a prude.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

A person who is or tries to be excessively proper:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

A person who is or tries to be excessively proper:

Origin

From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, exce

From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from Latin prōde. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.

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