titanic

titanesque, colossal

D’une taille, d’une force ou d’une puissance extraordinaire.

En anglais simple : Extremely large, strong, or powerful.

• Moving the rock required titanic strength.
• They made a titanic effort to finish on time.
• A titanic explosion shook the mountain.

Synonymes : enormous, immense, colossal, mighty

Contraires : tiny, weak

Expressions courantes : titanic effort, titanic force, titanic task

titanesque

Qui oppose deux camps très puissants et de force comparable.

En anglais simple : Involving two sides that are both very powerful and closely matched.

• The champions fought a titanic battle.
• Two equally strong teams met in a titanic contest.
• Their titanic struggle lasted until the final minute.

Expressions courantes : titanic battle, titanic contest, titanic clash

titanique

Qui se rapporte aux Titans, dieux puissants des récits de la Grèce antique.

En anglais simple : Connected with the Titans, the powerful gods in ancient Greek stories.

• The poem describes the titanic gods.
• The scholar traced the hero's titanic ancestry.
• These ancient stories concern the titanic generation before Zeus.

Expressions courantes : titanic gods, titanic ancestry, titanic mythology

titanique

Qui concerne le titane, notamment lorsqu’un atome forme quatre liaisons chimiques.

En anglais simple : Connected with titanium, especially when one atom forms four chemical bonds.

• The label identifies titanic oxide.
• The chemist studied several titanic compounds.
• Older papers use the name titanic acid.

Expressions courantes : titanic acid, titanic oxide, titanic compounds