faune
French → English
(mythology) Faun: a Roman deity representing the woods and fields, depicted as half-man and half-goat
On voyait gambader des troupeaux de nymphes et de faunes redoutables dans les bois.
(English) One could see herds of nymphs and fearsome fauns frolicking in the woods.
Il avait peur des faunes et des démons des forêts selon les superstitions saxonnes.
(English) He was afraid of fauns and forest demons according to Saxon superstitions.
(social/figurative) Faun-like man: a man whose appearance or erotic behavior evokes the mythical creature
L’écuyer était travesti en faune pour plaire au goût fantastique de son maître.
(English) The squire was dressed up as a faun to please his master's taste for the fantastic.
Ce vieil homme se comporte comme un faune dès qu'il croise une jeune femme.
(English) This old man behaves like a faun as soon as he passes a young woman.
Entry ID: fr:en:faune · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary