don

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (UK) A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
2. (Canada) An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
3. A mafia boss.
4. A (usually Spanish or Italian) title of respect to a man, especially a lord or nobleman.
5. (Multicultural-London-English) Any man, bloke, dude.

Verb

To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.

Concepts

mettre

revêtir

père

👨‍👦

porter

enfiler

🧵

vêtir

👗

professeur d’université

se saper

se vêtir

endosser

se fringuer

habiller

👗

passer

professeur

🧑‍🏫

s’habiller

Opposé de

doff

Synonymes

put on

wear

preceptor

professor

be dressed in

have on

lecturer

father

👨‍👦

get into

get on

assume

grandee

lector

liege

lord

master

monsieur

monsignor

principal

reader

schoolmaster

seignior

senor

signor

sir

teacher

🧑‍🏫

academic

Mister

section man

signior

tutor

capo

clothe

coach

demonstrator

dress

👗

educator

esquire

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

get

get dressed

Traductions

indossare

vestir

mettere

anziehen

mettersi

don

🎁

βάζω

giyinmek

aantrekken

ponerse

vestire

👗

vestir-se

sich kleiden

sich anziehen

vestir

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɒn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à italien: don

Appartenant à sicilien: don

Appartenant à espagnol: don

Hérité de moyen anglais: don

Hérité de ancien anglais: dōn on

In summary

From Latin dominus (“lord, head of household”), akin to Italian don, Sicilian don, Spanish don; from domus (“house”). Doublet of dom, domine, dominie, and dominus.