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Status-conscious gallants sought out the envious glances of those too poor to afford their finery. From the Cambridge English Corpus Under a vivid aurora, with a ship lying far in the distance, some gallant naval men engaged a ferocious bear on the ice.
Gallants (Chinese: 打擂台; Jyutping: daa2 leoi4 toi4) is a 2010 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Derek Kwok and Clement Cheng, starring Leung Siu-lung, Chen Kuan-tai and Teddy Robin. The film is set in modern times, but is in the style of Hong Kong action comedy films from the 1960s and 1970s.
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance. IPA guide. Other forms: gallants; gallantest; gallanter. If you volunteer to remove a huge, hairy spider from your bathroom ceiling, your whole family will be grateful for your gallant actions. The adjective gallant means "heroic or brave."
Plot. "Law's Tea House" is out-of-date. Shopkeeper Dragon and chef Tiger are already late fifties old men who have waited for their paralyzed kung-fu master Law Sun to wake up for 30 years. Property company messenger Cheung is ineffective in work, aimless in life.
Gallants: Directed by Clement Sze-Kit Cheng, Chi-Kin Kwok. With Siu-Lung Leung, Kuan Tai Chen, Teddy Robin Kwan, You-Nam Wong. Weedy office worker Cheung is sent to a remote village to secure property rights for his real estate company.
Word History and Origins. Origin of gallant 1. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gala (u)nt, from Old French galant, present participle of galer “to amuse oneself, make merry,” from unattested Gallo-Romance walāre, derivative of unattested Frankish wala “good, happy”; well 1, weal 1. Discover More.
Definition of gallant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
