titan

titɑ̃

Definition

Definition of titan - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

personne importantepersonne remarquable par sa force, sa taille ou son influence exceptionnelle

Ce champion de boxe est un véritable titan du sport.

colosse

géant

mythologiedivinité géante de la mythologie grecque aux pouvoirs extraordinaires

Dans la mythologie, les titans étaient les enfants d'Ouranos et de Gaïa.

insecte

TECH.

coléoptère géant d'Amérique du Sud aux mandibules puissantes

TECH.

Le titan est l'un des plus grands coléoptères au monde.

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Expressions with titan

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travail de titan

travail énorme qui demande beaucoup de force et d'efforts

Rénover cette vieille maison sera un véritable travail de titan.

de titan

adj.

qui demande une force ou un effort énorme et exceptionnel

Ce projet de construction nécessite un travail de titan.

arum titan

plante tropicale géante dont la fleur atteint une taille exceptionnelle

L'arum titan du jardin botanique a fleuri après dix ans.

Origin of titan

grec, Titan (géant mythologique)

Examples of titan in a sentence

Victor Hugo reste un titan de la littérature française.
Cronos était un titan redouté par les dieux.
Les titans ont mené une guerre contre l’Olympe.
Un titan a été observé dans la forêt amazonienne.
Le titan impressionne par la taille de ses mandibules.

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English:titan, Titan, ...
German:Titan, Titanus-Käfer, ...
Italian:titano, titanus giganteus, ...
Spanish:titán, titan, ...
Portuguese:titã, besouro-titã, ...
Chinese:巨人, 巨神, ...
Japanese:巨人, ティタン, ...
Arabic:عملاق, تيتان, ...
Hebrew:טִיטָן, חִפּוּשִׁית טִיטָן, ...
Russian:титан, титанус, ...
Ukrainian:титан, титанус, ...
Catalan:tità, titán, ...
Danish:titan, titanbille, ...
Dutch:titaan, titanuskever, ...
Greek:τιτάνας, Τιτάνας, ...
Hungarian:titán, titánbogár, ...
Khmer:យក្ស, ទីតង់, ...
Korean:거인, 타이탄, ...
Polish:tytan, gigant mitologiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):titã, besouro-titã, ...
Romanian:titan, giganț, ...
Swedish:titan, titanbock, ...
Thai:ยักษ์, ไททัน, ...
Turkish:dev, dev tanrı, ...
Vietnamese:người khổng lồ, titan, ...

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