Giant in spanish
Gigante
pronunciation: xigɑnte part of speech: adjective, noun
pronunciation: xigɑnte part of speech: adjective, noun
In gestures
giant1 = gigante.
Example: Europeans have a disproportionate share of the world market because they were the economic giants at the birth of the scientific age and of the periodical.more:
» be a giant with feet of clay = ser un gigante con los pies de barro.
Example: The message is clear: do not fear the United States' power; the United States is a giant with feet of clay.» clash of giants = choque de gigantes.
Example: The roots of this triple dissociation, as we shall see below, lie in the clash of giants prompted by the publication of the 'Principia' at the close of the seventeenth century.» giant-killer = matagigantes.
Example: Having, when a boy, been much entertained with 'Jack the giant-killer', and such little story books, I have always retained a kind of affection for them, as they recall my early days.» stand on + the shoulders of giants = continuar la labor de otros. [Expresión que parece haber sido utilizada por el poeta romano Lucano nacido Córdoba por primera vez y luego atribuida a Newton y otros]
Example: The article is entitled 'Standing on the shoulders of giants: from Boole to Shannon to Taube: the origins and development of computerized information from the mid-19th century to the present'.» supermarket giant = gigante de los supermercados.
Example: A supermarket giant is turning the taste sensation on its head -- by selling fruit that tastes like bubblegum.giant2 = gigante, gigantesco.
Example: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.more:
» giant cell arteritis = arteritis de células gigantes.
Example: The term 'giant cell arteritis' is often used because when one looks at biopsies of inflamed temporal arteries under a microscope, one often sees large or 'giant' cells.» giant leap = salto gigante, gran salto adelante, avance importantísimo.
Example: The People's Republic of China has taken a giant leap toward modernisation of its medical ibraries and information centres.» giant screen = pantalla gigantesca.
Example: Today, there are giant screens everywhere, but in the early 1960s, they were still a novelty.» giant size = tamaño gigantesco.
Example: The author describes the genesis and giant size of the Library of Congress, its main functions and its growth as the National Library of USA.» giant-sized = de tamaño gigantesco.
Example: The machine itself reminds one of a giant-sized copier.