handsome

[US]/'hæns(ə)m/
[UK]/'hænsəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

handsome
adj. (of a man) godt udseende; generøs; betydelig; velbygget og værdig.
Word Forms
Superlativehandsomest
Comparativehandsomer

Phrases & Collocations

Handsome man

Smart mand

handsome boy

pen dreng

handsome salary

God løn

Example Sentences

a handsome price; won by a handsome margin.

en attraktiv pris; vundet med en stor margin.

a handsome country town.

en hyggelig landby.

a handsome, leonine profile.

en attraktiv, løveagtig profil.

He is a handsome lad.

Han er en flot dreng.

a buck with a handsome rack.

en buck med en flot gevirkrøns

a handsome location for the new school.

en attraktiv beliggenhed for den nye skole.

It is a handsome if useless trinket.

Det er en attraktiv, omend ubrugelig, genstand.

She's got a handsome mug.

Hun har en flot kop.

his ruggedly handsome features

hans robuste og flotte træk.

elected by a handsome majority.

valgt med et stort flertal.

the handsome Perpendicular church of St Andrew.

den flotte, Perpendicular-kirke af St. Andrew.

a handsome sunburned face.

et flot solbrændt ansigt.

He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.

Han gav en flot sum penge til velgørenhed.

He has a lean handsome face.

Han har et slankt og flot ansigt.

a handsome devil; the poor devil.

en lækker fyr; den stakkels fyr.

He gave me a handsome present.

Han gav mig en flot gave.

He was voted in by a handsome majority.

Han blev valgt ind med et stort flertal.

Real-world Examples

'You look great' and I called you handsome.

Du ser fantastisk ud, og jeg kaldte dig også flot.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

His wife was shrill, languid, handsome and horrible.

Hans kone var skinger, sløv, flot og frygtelig.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

Ladies, I can attest that he is a kind, handsome, intelligent...

Damer, jeg kan bevidne, at han er en venlig, flot, intelligent...

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

Is that the Major Bryant that Ethel always thought so handsome, m'lady?

Er det Major Bryant, som Ethel altid syntes var så flot, min frue?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

He was neither rich, nor smart, nor handsome.

Han var hverken rig, hverken klog, eller flot.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

Well, I play the handsome, macho pharmacist..

Nå, jeg spiller den flotte, machomand-apoteker.

Source: Friends Season 9

Thanks to the arrival of a tall, dark, oddly handsome stranger.

Takket være ankomsten af en høj, mørk, underligt flot fremmed.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Handsome? He is fat and ugly as a pig!

Flot? Han er fed og grim som en gris!

Source: Bedtime stories for children

Well, that is a very handsome chair.

Nå, det er en meget flot stol.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

Stop it. You all look so handsome.

Stop det. I har alle sammen et flot udseende.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

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