HyperDic: cyrano_de_bergerac

English > 1 sense of the expression Cyrano de Bergerac:
NOUNperson Cyrano de Bergerac, Savinien Cyrano de Bergeraca French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose)
English > Cyrano de Bergerac: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655).
SynonymSavinien Cyrano de Bergerac
Instance ofdramatist, playwrightsomeone who writes plays
soldierAn enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
SpanishSavinien Cyrano de Bergerac
CatalanCyrano de Bergerac

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