hero

el héroe

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USAGE NOTE

The plural of "hero" is "heroes."

hero(

hih

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (brave person)

a. el héroe

(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).

(M)

The firemen are the heroes of our society.Los bomberos son los héroes de nuestra sociedad.

2. (fictional character)

a. el protagonista

(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).

(M)

, la protagonista

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The hero of the story was the prince.El protagonista de la historia era el príncipe.

3. (culinary)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el sándwich submarino

(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).

(M)

I usually have a quick lunch at work, like a salad or a hero.Suelo almorzar algo rápido en el trabajo como una ensalada o un sándwich submarino.

b. el bocadillo

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

This restaurant makes the best heroes in town.Este restaurante hace los mejores bocadillos de la ciudad.

hero

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el héroe

(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).

(M)

hero worshipidolatría f

hero [ˈhɪərəʊ]

noun

heroes (plural) héroe (m); [of film, book] protagonista (m); personaje (m) principal;

modifier

hero worship (n) adulación (f)

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Examples

Phrases

my hero	mi héroe
you are my hero	eres mi héroe
be your own hero	ser tu propio héroe
she needed a hero, so that's what she became	necesitaba un héroe, así que en eso se convirtió
sometimes you have to be your own hero	a veces, tienes que ser tu propio héroe
I'm the hero of this story	soy el héroe de esta historia
national hero	el héroe nacional
my hero is	mi héroe es