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a gentleman and a scholarAn admirable person.Rate it:

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a scholar and a gentlemanAn admirable person.Rate it:

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gentleman of the back doorA sodomite.Rate it:

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scholar and gentlemanAn admirable, intelligent person.Rate it:

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cet homme est très bienHe is a gentleman.Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il fautHe is a perfect gentleman.Rate it:

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ce monsieur est un de nos habituésThat gentleman is one of our regular customers.Rate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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l'habit ne fait pas le moineThe cowl does not make the friar; The coat does not make the gentleman.Rate it:

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le bruit est pour le fat, la plainte pour le sot, l'honnête homme trompé s'éloigne et ne dit mot,Rows are for muffs, ’tis only fools complain. The gentleman deceived will grin and bear the pain.Rate it:

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monsieur vit de ses rentesThe gentleman is independent (i.e. has an income of his own).Rate it:

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