Meaning of milzenis | Babel Free
Definitions
Equivalents
Català
colós
Deutsch
enorme Lüge
Gigant
Kaventsmann
Koloss
Lüge
Lügengeschichte
Mordsapparat
Mordsding
Oschi
Riese
Trumm
Ελληνικά
κολοσσός
Magyar
kolosszus
日本語
真っ赤な嘘
한국어
새빨간 거짓말
Latina
colossus
Latviešu
milzene
Svenska
koloss
Українська
колос
Examples
“okeāna milzeņi”
the giants of the ocean (= large ships)
“akmens bija īsts milzenis”
the rock was a real giant
“lejpus ābeļdārzam bija palicis tāds īsts milzenis, laba vīra augumā”
in the lower part of the apple garden a real giant (= tree) had remained, the size of a good man
“Ansis nevarēja nobrīnīties vien par milzeni, Rīgas kalēju Gustu”
Ansis could not wonder about the giant, the blacksmith Gusts from Riga
“sagrābj makšķeres kātu, piecērt un pēc sīvas cīņas izceļ lielu, spurainu asari... skaties, kāds milzenis!”
he grabs the fishing rod, pulls it and after a fierce fight lifts a large, finny perch... look, what a giant!
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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