giant
A mythical human or humanoid of very great sizeA mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
» They looked like giant monsters.
Они выглядели как гигантские монстры.
Значение
значений: 10A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
Riese, Riesin, Gigant
велика́нvelikán, исполи́нispolín, гига́нтgigánt
ве́летеньvéletenʹ, ве́летvélet, гіга́нтhihánt
Specifically:
Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology.
Gigant
гига́нтgigánt, тита́нtitán
An eoten or jotun.
A very tall and large person.
Riese, Riesin, Hüne
велика́нvelikán, верзи́лаverzíla
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
A tall species of a particular animal or plant.
A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.
Riese
гига́нтgigánt
An Ethernet packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size of 1,518 bytes.
A very large organization.
The retail giant is set to acquire two more struggling high-street chains.
an unusually large enterprise
A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
A maneuver involving a full rotation around an axis while fully extended.
Примеры
предложений: 387They looked like giant monsters.
Они выглядели как гигантские монстры.
Giant pandas live only in China.
Гигантские панды обитают только в Китае.
ukГігантські панди живуть лише в Китаї.
deRiesenpandas leben nur in China.
The giant was not loved by anybody.
Великана никто не любил.
The players on this team are all giants.
Игроки этой команды все великаны.
Tom and Mary are assembling a giant puzzle.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) froFrom Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”). Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”). Largely Displaced native Old English ent (“giant”), Old English eoten (“giant or jötunn”), and Old English þyrs (“giant or ogre”). Compare English ent (“giant tree-man”), ettin (“giant or troll”) and thurse (“giant”).
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Формы
мн. число: giantsСинонимы
синонимов: 21- someone that is abnormally large and powerful:goliathbehemothmonstercolossus
- a very large person; impressive in size or qualities:hulkheavyweightwhale
- a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun):giant star
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation:colossusbehemothheavyweighttitan