behemoth
A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.
» Obviously, competing directly with the behemoths is not really feasible.
Es liegt auf der Hand, dass ein direkter Konkurrenzkampf mit den Giganten kaum einen Sinn hat.
Значение
значений: 3A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.
Behemoth, Moloch
бегемо́тbegemót
бегемо́тbehemót
(шире)Any great and mighty monster.
Riesentier
чу́дищеčúdišče, чудо́вищеčudóvišče, монстрmonstr
(переносно)Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
Gigant, Koloss
гига́нтgigánt, велика́нvelikán, исполи́нispolín
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation
- someone that is abnormally large and powerful
Примеры
предложений: 6Obviously, competing directly with the behemoths is not really feasible.
deEs liegt auf der Hand, dass ein direkter Konkurrenzkampf mit den Giganten kaum einen Sinn hat.
China transformed from a poor country into an industrial behemoth.
Their massive footprints help fill in a gap in the evolutionary history of these behemoths.
The main streets of many small towns have been all but abandoned thanks, in large part, to behemoths like Wal-Mart.
Главные улицы множества маленьких городов были заброшены, в первую очередь, из-за бегемотов вроде Вал-Марта.
Algeria is a colossal behemoth to be reckoned with in the Mediterranean region.
Переводы
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Происхождение
From Middle English behemoth, bemoth, from Late Latin behemoth, from Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת (behFrom Middle English behemoth, bemoth, from Late Latin behemoth, from Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת (behemót). Most likely, the Hebrew word is an intensive plural of בְּהֵמָה (behemá, “beast”), from Proto-Semitic (compare Ge'ez ብህመ (bəhmä, “to be dumb, to be speechless”), Arabic ب ه م (b h m)).
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