minion
A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful beingA loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
» Ziri and his minions came by.
Значення
значень: 5(злічуване, незлічуване)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
(злічуване, незлічуване)A sycophantic follower.
Günstling
холу́йxolúj
(незлічуване)The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
Kolonel, Colonel, Mignon
(злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
(злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
- a servile or fawning dependant
Приклади
речень: 16Ziri and his minions came by.
Karl walked away with his minions.
He is just a minion of the minister.
Gunter and his minions bullied the old inmate.
Only my best friend would understand my love for minions.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
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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Форми
множина: minionsСиноніми
синонімів: 30Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 8Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним