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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.
См. также в других словарях:
Giantess — Gi ant*ess, n. A woman of extraordinary size. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
giantess — late 14c., from GIANT (Cf. giant) + ESS (Cf. ess) … Etymology dictionary
giantess — [jī′ən tis] n. a female giant: see ESS … English World dictionary
Giantess — A giantess is a female giant. The word has at least three interpretations:* A mythical being resembling a woman of superhuman size and strength. * A human woman of exceptional stature, often the result of some medical or genetic abnormality (see… … Wikipedia
giantess — UK [ˈdʒaɪəntes] / US [ˈdʒaɪəntəs] noun [countable] Word forms giantess : singular giantess plural giantesses an imaginary woman who is extremely tall, strong, and often evil … English dictionary
giantess — [[t]ʤa͟ɪ͟əntes[/t]] giantesses N COUNT In old stories, a giantess is an imaginary woman who is very big and strong … English dictionary
giantess — giant ► NOUN 1) an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2) an abnormally tall or large person, animal, or plant. 3) Astronomy a star of relatively great size and luminosity. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of very great size or force;… … English terms dictionary
giantess — noun Date: 14th century a female giant … New Collegiate Dictionary
giantess — /juy euhn tis/, n. 1. an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. 2. any very large woman. [1350 1400; ME geauntesse < OF. See GIANT, ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
giantess — noun A female giant … Wiktionary
giantess — gi|ant|ess [ˈdʒaıəntes] n an extremely tall strong woman, who is often bad and cruel, in children s stories … Dictionary of contemporary English