juggernaut

el gigante

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

noun

1. (inexorable force)

a. el gigante

(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)

Ben works for a juggernaut in the advertising industry.Ben trabaja para un gigante en la industria de la publicidad.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Gaby bucked the juggernaut of tradition and decided not to get married.Gaby se opuso a la fuerza irresistible de la tradición y decidió no casarse.

The company is a juggernaut in the petroleum industry.La empresa es una fuerza de naturaleza en la industria petrolera.

2. (vehicle) (United Kingdom)

a. el camión grande

(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)

It took Collin a while to learn how to use the 16 gears of the juggernaut.Collin tardó un poco en aprender cómo usar las 16 velocidades del camión grande.

b. el tráiler

(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)

Mildred drives a juggernaut from Lancashire to Nottingham every day.Mildred maneja un tráiler de Lancashire a Nottingham todos los días.

juggernaut

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 camión grande, tráiler

(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)

(United Kingdom)

juggernaut [ˈdʒʌɡənɔːt]

noun

1 (Britain) (lorry) camión (m) de gran tonelaje

2 (large and powerful entity) monstruo (m)

the group became a sales juggernaut el grupo se convirtió en un monstruo en ventas; the juggernaut of tradition/religion la fuerza irresistible de la tradición/religión

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