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1. nounRiese, der2. attributive adjectiveriesig; Riesen- (ugs.)* * *1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) der Riese, die Riesin2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) der Riese3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) das Genie2. adjective* * *gi·ant[ˈʤaɪənt]I. nsleeping \giant ( fig) schlafender Rieseindustrial \giants Industriegigantenshe took a \giant bite of my pizza sie nahm einen riesigen Biss von meiner Pizzato walk with \giant steps mit riesigen Schritten gehento make \giant strides große Fortschritte machen* * *['dZaɪənt]1. nRiese m; (= star also) Riesenstern m; (fig) (führende) Größe; (= company) Gigant mfootball giant — Fußballass nt, (führende) Größe im Fußball
insurance/publishing giant — Großversicherung f/-verlag m
the giant of opera, Luciano Pavarotti — der Gigant der Oper, Luciano Pavarotti
2. adj(= huge) riesig, riesenhaft, Riesen-; hill enorm; (in animal names) Riesen-* * *giant [ˈdʒaıənt]A s1. MYTH Riese m2. Riese m, Koloss m3. riesiges Exemplar (Tier etc)4. MED an Gigantismus Leidende(r) m/f(m)5. fig Gigant m (Person, Sache, Organisation)6. ASTRON Riesenstern mgiant(-size) packet Riesenpackung f;giant star → A 6;a) Riesenschritt m (a. fig),b) Rundlauf m (Turngerät);giant wheel Riesenrad n* * *1. nounRiese, der2. attributive adjectiveriesig; Riesen- (ugs.)* * *adj.riesig adj. n.Gigant -en m.Riese -n m.
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