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(heroes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The hero of a book, play, film, or story is the main male character, who usually has good qualities. The hero of Doctor Zhivago dies in 1929. = protagonist ? villain N-COUNT 2. A hero is someone, especially a man, who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. He called Mr Mandela a hero who had inspired millions. N-COUNT 3. If you describe someone as your hero, you mean that you admire them a great deal, usually because of a particular quality or skill that they have. My boyhood hero was Bobby Charlton... = idol N-COUNT: usu sing, with poss
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noun (plural ~es) Etymology: Latin ~s, from Greek heros Date: 14th century 1. a. a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability b. an illustrious warrior c. a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities d. one that shows great courage 2. a. the principal male character in a literary or dramatic work b. the central figure in an event, period, or movement 3. plural usually ~s submarine 2 4. an object of extreme admiration and devotion ; idol HERO I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hero Date: 14th century a legendary priestess of Aphrodite loved by Leander II. biographical name or ~n 1st century A.D. Greek scientist ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -oes) 1 a a man noted or admired for nobility, courage, outstanding achievements, etc. (Newton, a hero of science). b a great warrior. 2 the chief male character in a poem, play, story, etc. 3 Gk Antiq. a man of superhuman qualities, favoured by the gods; a demigod. Phrases and idioms hero's welcome a rapturous welcome, like that given to a successful warrior. hero-worship n. 1 idealization of an admired man. 2 Gk Antiq. worship of the ancient heroes. --v.tr. (-worshipped, -worshipping; US -worshiped, -worshiping) worship as a hero; idolize. hero-worshipper a person engaging in hero-worship. Etymology: ME f. L heros f. Gk heros ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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кул. "сэндвич героя" Длинная булка, разрезанная вдоль, с начинкой из нескольких видов мяса и сыра с салатом и приправами Тж. Italian sandwich, hero sandwich, submarine, sub, hoagie, grinder ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. герой national hero —- национальный герой a hero of the guill —- выдающийся писатель the hero of the hour —- герой дня a hero of the spigot —- рыцарь винной бочки to be a hero in smb.'s eyes —- быть героем в чьих-л. глазах 2. герой, главное действующее лицо (рассказа, фильма и т. п.) the hero of a story —- герой рассказа to admire a hero —- восхищаться героем (книги и т. п.) 3. герой, полубог (в античной литературе) 4. ам. "богатырский бутерброд" (сделанный из целой буханки хлеба, из целого батона и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n plural heroes 1 a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave (He had dared to speak out against injustice, and overnight he became a national hero. | war hero (=a soldier who was very brave in a war)) 2 the man or boy who is the main character in a book, film, play etc (Indiana Jones is the hero of the film.) 3 someone you admire very much for their intelligence, skill etc (sb's hero) (My hero as a boy was the great Di Maggio.) 4 AmE a sandwich made of a long loaf of bread filled with meat, cheese etc (- see also heroine) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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veterin. abbr. Hendricks Equine Rehab Opportunities hosp. abbr. Health Enhancement Research Organization hosp. abbr. Healthcare Employees Reaching Out st. & loc. abbr. Home Energy Ratings Of Ohio st. & loc. abbr. Health Environment Regional Organisation mil. abbr. Hazards Of Electromagnetic Radiation To Ordnance mil. abbr. Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation physics abbr. High Energy Replicated Optics univ. abbr. Higher Education Research Opportunities univ. abbr. Human Environment Regional Observatory univ. abbr. Higher Education And Research Opportunities funny abbr. Hell Ever Rally On funny abbr. Hunchback Esmarelda Rescue Operation sc. fict. abbr. Helping Every Robot Organization non-prof. org. abbr. Helping Earths Rainforests Organization educ. abbr. Helping Everyone Read Outstandingly educ. abbr. Homework Echievemant Reward Opportunity educ. abbr. Health Educational And Rural Outreach educ. abbr. Helping Everyone Reach Out religion abbr. His Early Righteous Ones music abbr. High Energy Rockin Oldies gen. bus. abbr. Heroic Effort Recognition Opportunity gen. bus. abbr. Hutchinson Employees Reaching Out pos. abbr. Home Economic Related Occupations pos. abbr. Home Economics Related Occupations pos. abbr. Highway Emergency Response Operator firm name abbr. Highglen Exploration And Research Organization ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1555, from L. heros, from Gk. heros "demi-god" (a variant singular of which was heroe), from PIE base *ser- "to watch over, protect." Sense of "chief male character in a play, story, etc." first recorded 1697. Heroic verse (1617), decasyllabic iambic, is from It. Hero, the New York term for a sandwich elsewhere called submarine, grinder, poor boy (New Orleans), or hoagie (Philadelphia), is 1955, origin unknown, perhaps folk etymology of Gk. gyro, a type of sandwich. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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