Meaning of асі́лак | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a folklore hero (someone who possesses strength and bravery to carry out extraordinary or noble deeds in a work of fiction)
2. a giant (a very tall and large person or humanoid)
3. a strongman (someone who performs feats of strength, sometimes in competitions or in a circus)

Equivalents

Examples

“Невядо́мы асі́лак перамо́г і забі́ў цмо́ка.”

An unknown hero has defeated and killed the dragon.

“I have already put geasa on the twelve greatest champions of the world, ordering them to bring me this bottle. None of them got it, but instead the twelve lost their lives.”

“Полацкі князь Усясла́ў — нацыяна́льны белару́скі асі́лак”

Prince Vseslav of Polotsk is a national legendary hero of Belarus

“So on the gates he rattled, and out came a frightful giant, with three great heads on him, and he roared so that the hills shook;”

“His sword is broken—he snatches an axe from a yeoman—he presses Front-de-Bœuf with blow on blow—The giant stoops and totters like an oak under the steel of the woodman—he falls—he falls!”

“У Мі́нску сваі́мі выступле́ннямі на Ні́жнім ры́нку набы́ў папуля́рнасць вядомы мясцовы асі́лак Маце́й Цярэ́шка, які́ пака́зваў розныя нумары́ з ця́жарам, а такса́ма выкліка́ў на паяды́нак.”

In Minsk a well known local strongman Maciej Ciareška had gained popularity due to his performances at Nižni market: he was showing various weight-lifting stunts and also inviting challengers to wrestle him.

“Аднойчы ў Карэ́лічы прые́хаў вандроўны цырк з гру́пай асі́лкаў.”

On one occasion, a traveling circus with a group of strongmen came to Kareličy.

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