leviathan

gigante, colosso

Cosa, organizzazione o persona di dimensioni o potere eccezionali.

In inglese semplice: An extremely large or powerful thing, organization, or person.

• The company became a corporate leviathan.
• A steel leviathan slowly entered the harbor.
• Small firms struggle to compete with these industrial leviathans.

Come si usa: a leviathan of a something (A leviathan of a ship blocked the harbor entrance.)

Sinonimi: giant, colossus, behemoth

Espressioni comuni: corporate leviathan, industrial leviathan, leviathan of something

leviatano, mostro marino

Mostro del mare estremamente grande e potente.

In inglese semplice: An extremely large and powerful sea monster.

• A leviathan rose from the sea.
• The sailors feared a leviathan beneath their ship.
• The story describes leviathans swallowing whole boats.

Sinonimi: sea monster

Espressioni comuni: sea leviathan, terrifying leviathan, ancient leviathan

Leviatano, Stato assoluto

Stato con enorme potere sulla popolazione, soprattutto quando la controlla in modo oppressivo.

In inglese semplice: A political state with great power over its people, especially one that controls them harshly.

• The state became a leviathan.
• Citizens feared the growing power of this political leviathan.
• The essay asks whether a leviathan can protect individual freedom.

Espressioni comuni: state leviathan, political leviathan, powerful leviathan

enorme, gigantesco

Di dimensioni estremamente grandi.

In inglese semplice: Extremely large.

• A leviathan ship filled the harbor.
• They built a factory of leviathan proportions.
• The leviathan structure cast a shadow over the village.

Sinonimi: huge, enormous, gigantic

Contrari: tiny

Espressioni comuni: leviathan ship, leviathan proportions, leviathan structure