Meaning of milzis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. giant (very large, supernaturally strong being)
   declension-2, masculine
2. giant (very large person, animal or plant)
   declension-2, masculine
3. giant (extraordinarily talented person, above others in the same field of activity)
   declension-2, figuratively, masculine
4. giant (a very large object, building, mountain, etc.)
   declension-2, masculine
5. giant (very large star with high absolute luminosity)
   declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“ļauns milzis”

evil giant

“milža spēks”

a giant's strength

“milžu cīņa”

fight, clash of giants

“milzis skatījās uz puiku kā suns uz skudru, kura rāpo viņam starp izstieptām ķepām”

the giant looked at the boy like a dog at an ant that crawls between his outstretched legs

“vislielākais milzis bijis 2,8 metru augumā”

the largest giant was 2.8 meters tall

“ozols bija īsts milzis”

the oak was a real giant

“vilku milzis”

giant wolf, wolf giant

“gara milzis”

artistic (lit. spiritual) giant (= outstanding artist)

“Mēdeja - viens no sarežģītākajiem sieviešu tēliem... antīkās dramaturģijas milža Eiripīda traģēdijā”

Medea is one of the most complex female characters... in the tragedy by Euripides, the giant of ancient dramaturgy

“sevišķi tuvas attiecības Čehovam izveidojas ar Maksimu Gorkiju, Ļevu Tolstoju un citiem tā laika gara milžiem”

Tchekov estrablished especially close relations with Maksim Gorki, Lev Tolstoy and other contemporary spiritual giants

“Āfrikas milzis Kilimandžāro”

Kilimanjaro, the giant of Africa

“kombināts nodrošina ar sērskābi visas Bulgārijas rūpniecības nozares... šo rūpniecības milzi uzcēla vienā gadā”

the plant will provide the whole Bulgarian industrial sector with sulphuric acid... this industrial giant was built in one year

“sarkanie milži”

red giants

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