galán
See also: galan
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galán m sg (feminine singular gala, neuter singular galo, masculine plural galos, feminine plural gales)
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galán m anim
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French galant. Doublet of galante.
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Adjective edit
galán (feminine galana, masculine plural galanes, feminine plural galanas)
- gallant
- (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) nice, enviable, without worries (said of a situation)
- 2012, Maus, Cosecha de Doscientos Soles, published by Palibrio (Mexico), p. 56.
- pero detrás del destello se asomaba un día galán, alegre, brillante...
- but behind the sparkle, a nice, happy, shiny day was appearing...
- 2012, Maus, Cosecha de Doscientos Soles, published by Palibrio (Mexico), p. 56.
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Noun edit
galán m (plural galanes)
- an attractive young man, gallant
- beau
- (drama) protagonist, leading man
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Adverb edit
galán
- (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) copiously, in a great and unmeasured quantity
- Después al pastel le echamos azúcar galán, sin pensar que ya tenía suficiente.
- Afterwards, we added sugar to the cake copiously, without thinking it already had enough.
- (colloquial, El Salvador) without worries, enjoying it (said of an enviable situation)
- Ese trabajo es fácil: él se la pasa galán todos los días.
- That job is very easy: every day he lets time pass by without worries, enjoying it.
- Tengo todo planeado para que tengamos una mañana galán.
- I've got everything planned out so we can have a nice worry-free morning.
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Further reading edit
- “galán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014