Meaning of stor | Babel Free
stoːˀrDefinitions
- large (of a great size)
- great; magnificent; important
- capital, upper case
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fat euphemistic
- old
Equivalents
Examples
“Einstein anses for en af de største videnskabsfolk i historien.”
Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientists of history.
“Alexander den Store”
Alexander the Great
“Samtidig rykkede biografierne grænserne for, hvad en kvinde kunne tillade sig og forsynede kvinder med viden om historiens store kvinder, hvilket de kunne anvende i praksis når de skulle argumentere for deres sag.”
Also, the biographies pushed the envelope of what a woman could do, and supplied women with knowledge of the great women of history, which they could use in practice when arguing for themselves.
“Her oplevede de, at store videnskabsmænd kunne berige ikke alene hinandens tilværelse, men også deres forskning gennem dette.”
Here, they experienced that great scientists could enrich not only each other's existence, but also their research hereby.
“Der skulle således i kalenderen indskrives navnedage for historiens store videnskabsmænd, oprettes templer og statuer til deres ære, ja, der skulle endda indstiftes 'sociale sakramenter' til minde om dem.”
Thus, name days should be added to the calendar for the great scientists of history, temples and statues should be erected in their honor, yes, even 'social sacraments' should be institued in their memory.
“store bogstaver”
uppercase letters
“Den lå i en travl købstad, hvor en hel del af kunderne var midaldrende, lidt store kvinder, som igen og igen måtte gå derfra uden at have købt noget, fordi der ikke var noget i deres størrelse.”
It was situated in a busy shopping city, where quite a lot of the customers were middle-aged, slightly large women, who time and time again had to leave without bying anything, since there was nothing they could fit.
“Bag autoliftene viftede store kvinder sig og vogtede over køletasker.”
Behind the auto lifts, heavy-set women fanned themselves and guarded cooler bags.
“Karl blev sur da de store børn ikke ville lege med ham.”
Karl became angry when the older children wouldn't play with him.
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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