roué

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(rū-ā') pronunciation
n.
A lecherous dissipated man.

[French, from past participle of rouer, to break on a wheel (from the feeling that such a person deserves that punishment), from Old French, from Latin rotāre, to rotate. See rotate.]


noun

    An immoral or licentious man: lecher, satyr. Informal dirty old man. Slang lech. See sex/asexual.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - levemand, libertiner

Nederlands (Dutch)
modieuze losbol

Français (French)
n. - débauché (littér)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Roué

Italiano (Italian)
libertino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - libertino (m), debochado (m)

Español (Spanish)
n. - libertino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rumlare

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الخليع, الفاسق, المتهتك‏


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Woman's Honor (1916 Film)
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