behemoth
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This word is often capitalized the context shown in sense #1).
behemoth
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (figurative) (powerful organization)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el gigante (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We need a president who will support small business, not corporate behemoths.Necesitamos un presidente que no apoye los gigantes empresariales sino las pequeñas empresas.
b. el monstruo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It is not individuals, but the industrial behemoths that are doing the greatest damage to the environment.No son los individuos, sino los monstruos industriales los que le están haciendo el mayor daño al medioambiente.
2. (figurative) (enormous creature)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el mastodonte (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The creature was a towering behemoth, with fearsome claws and a long tail.@channel La bestia era un gran mastodonte, con terribles garras y una larga cola.
3. (religious)
a. el behemot (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Scholars have debated exactly what the animal referred to as the behemoth in the book of Job actually was.Los eruditos han debatido sobre cuál era el animal en concreto al que se hacía referencia en el libro de Job como el behemot.
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