Значення

значень: 5
  1. (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

  2. (злічуване, незлічуване)A sycophantic follower.

    Günstling

    холу́йxolúj

  3. (незлічуване)The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.

    Kolonel, Colonel, Mignon

  4. (злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.

  5. (злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.

Ще визначення
  • a servile or fawning dependant

Приклади

речень: 16
  1. Ziri and his minions came by.

  2. Karl walked away with his minions.

  3. He is just a minion of the minister.

  4. Gunter and his minions bullied the old inmate.

  5. Only my best friend would understand my love for minions.

Українська
За значеннями 1
loyal servant of another more powerful being:
Русский
За значеннями 2
loyal servant of another more powerful being:
sycophantic follower:
Deutsch
За значеннями 3
loyal servant of another more powerful being:
sycophantic follower:
7-point type:

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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