существительное · исчисляемое / неисчисляемое · редкое

minion

min·ion

minion · minions

верный слуга, шестёрка, приспешник, холуй

фаворит

Ergebener, Lakai, Colonel, Untergebener

A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful beingA loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.

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/ˈmɪnjən/

» Ziri and his minions came by.

Значение

значений: 5

(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.
Ergebener, Untergebener, Lakai
ве́рный слуга́vérnyj slugá, шестёркаšestjórka, приспе́шникprispéšnik
фавори́тfavorýt
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A sycophantic follower.
Günstling
холу́йxolúj
(неисчисляемое)The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
Kolonel, Colonel, Mignon
(исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
(исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.

Ещё определения

a servile or fawning dependant

Примеры

предложений: 16

Ziri and his minions came by.
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Karl walked away with his minions.
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He is just a minion of the minister.
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Gunter and his minions bullied the old inmate.
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Only my best friend would understand my love for minions.
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Переводы

языков: 9

Українська

По значениям 1

loyal servant of another more powerful being:

Русский

По значениям 2

loyal servant of another more powerful being:

sycophantic follower:

Deutsch

По значениям 3

loyal servant of another more powerful being:

sycophantic follower:

7-point type:

Происхождение

First use appears c. 1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”),

First use appears c. 1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minjō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Doublet of mignon.

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