Philander & Philanderer

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–verb (used without object)

(of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.

—Related forms

philanderer, noun 



—Synonyms 

trifle, dally, womanize.





　

Family intrigue[s] are revealed: Gustav Adolf, Helena's third son, is a philanderer whose adventures are forgiven by his merry, buxom wife, Alma, because she likes him as he is. The second son, Carl, is a failed professor, married to a German woman no one likes (although they should), deeply in debt to his mother. 



The first son, Oscar, [runs] the family theater, and is [moved] to tears in his Christmas Eve speech to the staff before joining the party. Oscar is married to Emilie, a grave beauty, and they have two children, Fanny and Alexander. Much of the film is [seen] through their eyes, especially Alexander's, but other moments take place entirely within the imaginations of the characters.



buxom 

–adjective 

1. (of a woman) full-bosomed. 

2. (of a woman) healthy, plump, cheerful, and lively.  





leer

a lascivious or sly look.

I can't [con]centrate with you leering [at] me.

ogle 

Uncle George got a black eye for [ogling] a lady in the pub.

Henrik, Egerman's son by a previous marriage, is studying theology, but he is constantly being [ogled] by Petra, the maid. 

squint

to look with the eyes partly closed.

to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance.

He squinted through the [tele]scope.

The baby squinted its eyes at the bright [lights]. 

ecdysiast

Debauchery





2.5 肥胖

plump 

The book, a fictional diary of a [plump] 30-something London office worker

... who is not [plump] and is from Texas, there was [gnashing] and [wailing]

buxom

is a philanderer whose adventures are forgiven by his [merry], [buxom] wife, Alma

portly

The circus's [portly] owner recalls a humiliating incident involving the company's clown