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Gent

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Gent  (gnt, nt)
See Ghent.

gent 1  (jnt)
adj. Archaic
Graceful; elegant.

[Middle English, noble, excellent, from Old French, well-born, from Latin genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

gent 2  (jnt)
n. Informal
A gentleman.

[Short for gentleman.]

gent [dʒɛnt]
n
Informal short for gentleman

Gent [xɛnt]
n
(Placename) the Flemish name for Ghent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gent - informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
gentleman - a man of refinement
2.Gentgent - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
3.GentGent - port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Translations
gent [dʒent] N ABBR
1. =gentlemancaballero m
what will you have, gents? (hum) → ¿qué van a tomar los caballeros?
2. the gents (= lavatory) → el servicio(de caballeros), el baño(de señores) (LAm)
can you tell me where the gents is, please?¿el servicio de caballeros, por favor?
"gents"caballeros

gent
n (inf) abbr of gentlemanHerr m; gents’ shoes/outfitter (Comm) → Herrenschuhe pl/-ausstatter m; “Gents” (Brit: = lavatory) → „Herren“; where is the gents?wo ist die Herrentoilette?

gent [dʒɛnt] n abbr (Brit) (fam) =gentlemansignore m
gent [dʒɛnt] n abbr (Brit) (fam) =gentlemansignore m

gent, gents gentleman


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An' the old gent up at the Hotel de Bronx is goin' to move into an outside room.
"Tell young gent to look alive," says guard, opening the hind- boot and shooting in the parcels after examining them by the lamps.
So he sends the clurk to fetch the manager, as there was one or two things he wished to speak about; an' when they come back, blowed if the gent isn't gone
 
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