LARGER THAN LIFE

Meaning of LARGER THAN LIFE in English

attracting attention because of unusual and flamboyant appearance or behaviour.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LARGER-THAN-LIFE — adjective Date: 1950 of the sort legends are made of
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — /lahr"jeuhr dheuhn luyf"/ , adj. exceedingly imposing, impressive, or memorable, esp. in appearance or forcefulness: a larger-than-life leader. [ 1945-50 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — Date: 1950 : of the sort legends are made of larger-than-life heroes broadly : extraordinary
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — Function: adjective Date: 1950 : of the sort legends are made of < larger-than-life heroes> broadly : EXTRAORDINARY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — [larger-than-life] adj (1950): of the sort legends are made of "~ heroes"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LARGER THAN LIFE — looking or behaving in a way that is more interesting or exciting than other people, and so is likely to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARGER THAN LIFE — see life
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARGER THAN LIFE — see life
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — adj. Larger-than-life is used with these nouns: ↑ character , ↑ figure , ↑ personality
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LARGER THAN LIFE — "larger or prettier than people we know; bigger than life" In American movies, everything seems larger than life. Buildings are …
English Idioms vocab
LARGER THAN LIFE — larger or prettier than people we know; bigger than life In American movies, everything seems larger than life. Buildings are …
English Idioms vocabulary
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — прил. невероятный, неправдоподобный, нереальный, сказочный Syn : incredible, unbelievable
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — a 1> больше натуральной величины ( о скульптуре и т. п. ) 2> колоссальный, невероятный larger-than-life men - исполины larger-than-life …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — прил.невероятный, неправдоподобный, нереальный, сказочный Syn:incredible, unbelievable
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LARGER THAN LIFE — (a) колоссальный; невероятный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LARGER THAN LIFE — (0) больше натуральной величины
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — a 1) больше натуральной величины ( о скульптуре и т. п. ) 2) колоссальный, невероятный ~ men - исполины ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — a 1> больше натуральной величины ( о скульптуре и т. п. ) 2> колоссальный, невероятный larger-than-life men - исполины larger-than-life …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — прил. невероятный, неправдоподобный, нереальный, сказочный Syn: incredible , unbelievable
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — прил. невероятный, неправдоподобный, нереальный, сказочный Syn: incredible, unbelievable
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LARGER-THAN-LIFE — прил. невероятный, неправдоподобный, нереальный, сказочный Syn : incredible, unbelievable
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIFE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIFE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LARGER — comparative of large
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIFE — /luyf/ , n. , pl. lives /luyvz/ , adj. n. 1. the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIFE
Britannica English vocabulary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIFE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIFE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIFE — n. (pl. lives) 1 the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIFE — n. (pl. lives) 1 the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
LIFE — n. (pl. lives) 1. the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIFE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — preposition, [conjunction] - used to join two parts of a comparisonMy son is taller than my daughter.Susannah's car is bigger …
Cambridge English vocab
LIFE
Cambridge English vocab
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Slang English vocab
LARGER — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LARGER — adj. Larger is used with these nouns: ↑ conspiracy , ↑ context , ↑ issue , ↑ premises , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIFE — See ↑ ALIVE 1,3, ↑ LIFE 1,2, ↑ STORY 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ adult life • ↑ all your life …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIFE — INDEX: 1. the time when someone is alive 2. the kind of life that someone has 3. continuing for all …
Longman Activator English vocab
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Словарь английских идиом
LIFE — noun 1 BAD : The cost of life is very high in London. GOOD : The cost of living is …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THAN — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) союз чем He is taller than you are. ≈ Он выше вас. I'd rather stay than …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIFE — 1. сущ. 1) а) жизнь; существование to breathe (new) life into smth. ≈ вдохнуть (новую) жизнь во что-л. to restore …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LARGER — больше, больший - a little larger - stochastically larger - strictly larger Больше
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LARGER — Майор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THAN — than.ogg ðæn,ðən cj 1. после сравнительной степени прилагательных и наречий вводит второй элемент сравнения чем; передаётся тж. род. падежом I …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIFE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIFE — 1) живые организмы, флора и фауна ( данной среды или территории ) 2) срок службы; долговечность; ресурс 3) стойкость; ресурс …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LIFE — 1) живые организмы, флора и фауна (данной среды или территории) 2) срок службы; долговечность; ресурс 3) стойкость; ресурс стойкости (инструмента) 4) кампания; продолжительность …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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