Remains : nmpl. The restes are what ... remains after the end of a meal.
Have nice leftovers: stay handsome or beautiful despite age.
“Having beautiful remains”: Keeping remains of beauty – Still having a certain power of seduction.
Originally, in the XNUMXth century, this expression applied exclusively to people of the female sex, because since that time the remnants are also what remains of its past beauty in a mature woman, after time has passed. wreaks havoc. When she has beautiful remains, it is because the woman in question, who was beautiful in her youth, is still capable of seducing.
That said, this kind of qualifier is generally used between men who are a bit macho. It is indeed unlikely that a woman who hears herself say this in this form will always take it as a compliment.
This expression can also be used ironically to designate a persistent defect.
Nowadays, the exact same thing can be said of a man.
Nowadays, the exact same thing can be said of a man.