Meaning of gigants | Babel Free

Definitions

1. giant (object, animal or person of unusually large size)
   declension-1, masculine
2. giant (person of extraordinary talent or influence in a given field)
   declension-1, masculine
3. giant (member of a race of enormous beings, the children of Gaia and Uranus)
   Greek, declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“lielās pilsētas izaug par gigantiem, mazās kļūst par lielām”

the big cities grow into giants (and) the small ones become big

“dzīve ir daudzveidīga: līdzās grandiozām celtnēm un tehnikas gigantiem cilvēkam vajadzīgs zieds, smarža, daiļums”

life is diverse: in addition to grandiose buildings and technical giants, people need also flowers, aromas, beauty

“Manilas pilsētas apkārtnē atrasts neparasta izmēra cilvēka skelets: milzis bijis 5 metri garš!... giganta zobi sasnieguši 7 cm (!) garumu”

near the city of Manila a human skeleton of unusual size was found: the giant was 5 meters tall!... the giant's teeth reached a length of 7cm (!)

“Nēģeru gigants Čemberlens (viņš ir 2 metrus 20 centimetrus garš) no ASV izlases nonāca... cirka basketbola trupā”

the Negro giant Chamberlain (he is 2 meters and 20 centimeters tall) from the American team came... in a circus basketball troupe

“ja mēs soli pa solim izsekojam noveles attīstībai.., tad beidzot nonākam pie vislielākā novelistikas giganta: pie krievu rakstnieka Antona Čehova”

if we follow the development of the novel step by step..., then we finally arrive at the greatest giant: the Russian writer Anton Chekhov

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