demigod
A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortalA half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
» He said he was a demigod.
Он сказал, что он полубог.
Значение
значений: 2A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
Halbgott, Halbgott
полубо́гpolubóx, божество́božestvó, полубо́гpolubóx
напівбо́гnapivbóh
a person who is part mortal and part god
Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.
Near-synonyms: hero, icon, idol, exemplar
Примеры
предложений: 5He said he was a demigod.
Он сказал, что он полубог. — Wezel
Maradona was a demigod. With the ball, he was a god. Without the ball, he was human.
Марадона был полубогом. С мячом он был богом. Без мяча он был человеком. — carlosalberto
deMaradona war ein Halbgott. Mit dem Ball war er ein Gott. Ohne den Ball war er menschlich. — carlosalberto
The world above humans is inhabited by warring demigods, while the world below humans is inhabited by animals.
Elvis Costello is a demigod of new wave music.
"Would you like to be a billionaire, Tom?" "An aberrant psychopath, a cunning snake, a demigod who is allowed to do everything?"
de„Wärst du gern Milliardär, Tom?“ – „Ein anomaler Psychopath, eine hinterlistige Schlange, ein Halbgott, der sich alles erlauben kann?“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 2
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining bFrom demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.
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