le travesti

cross-dresser, transvestite

t ʁ a . v ɛ s . t i

noun · masculine Rare #51,168

cross-dresser, transvestite Can sound dated or offensive; traditionally refers to a person, often a man, who dresses in clothes associated with another gender.

FR: Dans le spectacle, un travesti chante sur scène.

EN: In the show, a cross-dresser sings on stage.

Declension of travesti

travestistravesti

C'est aussi un travesti, celle-là ?

Is that one also a transvestite?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

Travesti.

Cross-dressed.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

C'est vraiment un travesti ?

Is he really a transvestite?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

C'est un travesti.

He is a transvestite.

— Psychose (1960)