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    Éraste (en. Erastes)

    [eʁast]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A person who is secretly in love.
    He is the eraste of that pretty girl who doesn't even know it.
    Il est l'éraste de cette jolie fille qui ne le sait même pas.
    One who deceives a partner with another person.
    She discovered he was an eraste, having an affair for months.
    Elle a découvert qu'il était un éraste, ayant une liaison depuis des mois.

    Etymology

    From Greek 'eraste', meaning 'lover'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be the eraste
    To be someone's secret lover.
    être l'éraste
    an involuntary eraste
    A person who falls in love unknowingly.
    un éraste involontaire

    Related Words

    eros
    Romantic or passionate love.
    éros
    erotic
    Related to love or sexual desire.
    erotique

    Slang Meanings

    A secret lover.
    He claims to be her friend, but in truth, he is just an eraste.
    Il se prétend son ami, mais en vérité, c'est juste un éraste.
    A person who maintains a secret affair.
    His double life makes him an eraste in all his glory.
    Sa double vie fait de lui un éraste dans toute sa gloire.