polymath

ˈpɑːlɪmæθ
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Translation of polymath into Russian

Noun

knowledgeable person

person with broad knowledge in many subjects
эрудит meruditполимат polimat
  • Leonardo da Vinci was a famous polymath.Леонардо да Винчи был известным эрудитом.
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Synonyms and analogies of polymath in English

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Examples of polymath in a sentence

  • She is a modern polymath, excelling in art and science.

Translations of "polymath" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
эрудитnm. - erudit

She's a polymath; that is to say, she has expertise in multiple diverse fields.

Она эрудит; иными словами, она обладает экспертными знаниями в различных областях.

Infamously, there was one brilliant polymath who worked on that display who disappeared shortly after.

Скверно, был один блестящий эрудит, что работал на той выставке, и что исчез вскоре после нее.

ученыйnm. - ucheny

A Greek polymath Eratosthenes coined the word geography for the very first time.

Древнегреческий учёный Эратосфен впервые применил термин «география».

When the English polymath Thomas Young heard about the Rosetta Stone, he considered it an irresistible challenge.

Когда крупный британский учёный Томас Юнг услышал о Розеттском камне, он решил эту непреодолимую задачу.

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Other translations for polymath:

  • энциклопедистn.
  • полимат
  • полиматом

polymath: Examples and translations in context

The idea of becoming a modern polymath can be overwhelming.

Идея стать современным эрудитом может быть подавляющей.

He was a real polymath - a person of many jobs and aspirations.

Он был настоящим эрудитом - человеком многих профессий и стремлений.

Independent web designer really needs to be polymath in the field of marketing.

Независимый веб-дизайнер действительно должен быть эрудитом в области маркетинга.

Being a polymath instead of a specialist is an advantage, not a weakness.

Быть эрудитом вместо специалиста - это преимущество, а не слабость.

A painter, engineer and scientist, he was a true polymath, with talents ranging from sculpture and architecture to music, anatomy and palaeontology.

Художник, инженер и ученый, эрудит, человек, талантливый во всех сферах, начиная от скульптуры и архитектуры до музыки, анатомии и палеонтологии.

'He was a polymath who clearly thrived in intellectual and courtly circles.

Он был эрудитом, который блистал в интеллектуальных и придворных кругах.

Not many people know that among his many skills (Franklin was a noted polymath, an author and printer, a satirist, a political theorist, a politician, postmaster, scientist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat) he was a prodigious inventor.

Не многие знают, что среди его многочисленных навыков (Франклин был известным эрудитом: писатель, сатирик, политический теоретик, политик, почтмейстер, ученый, общественный деятель, государственный деятель, дипломат), он был удивительным великим изобретателем.

He was a polymath, a philosopher, a physician, and one of the founders of Bolshevism.

Он был эрудитом, философом, врачом и одним из основателей большевизма.

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