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Heldentum, das* * *['herəuizm]* * *hero·ism[ˈherəʊɪzəm, AM -roʊ-]act of \heroism heldenhafte Tat* * *['herəUIzəm]nHeldentum nt, Heroismus m; (= daring) Kühnheit fI'm not one for heroism — ich bin kein Held
* * *an act of heroism eine Heldentat* * *noun, no pl.Heldentum, das* * *n.Heldentum n. -
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hero·ism [ʼherəʊɪzəm, Am -roʊ-] nact of \heroism heldenhafte Tat -
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['herəʊɪzəm] UK / USnHeldentum nt -
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['herəʊɪzəm] UK / USnHeldentum nt -
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nounhero of the hour — Held des Tages
* * *['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) der Held2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) der Held•- academic.ru/34589/heroic">heroic- heroically
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- hero-worship 2. verb* * *<pl -es>[ˈhɪərəʊ, AM ˈhɪroʊ]nto die a \hero's death den Heldentod sterbenthe \hero of the hour der Held des Tages* * *['hɪərəʊ]n pl - esHeld m, Heros m (geh); (fig = object of hero-worship also) Idol nt; (LITER, of novel etc) Held m* * *hero [ˈhıərəʊ] pl -roes s1. Held m3. THEAT etc Held m, Hauptperson f* * *noun* * *n.Held -en m.
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