epic

[US]/ˈepɪk/
[UK]/ˈepɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. vedrørende eller karakteristisk ved et epos; af eller som minder om et epos
n. et langt digt, typisk et der er udledt af gammel mundtlig tradition, der fortæller om helte eller legendariske figurers gerninger og eventyr eller et lands historie; et kunstværk der ligner eller antyder et epos.
Word Forms
Pluralepics

Phrases & Collocations

epic adventure

episk eventyr

epic battle

episk kamp

epic fantasy

episk fantasy

epic story

episk historie

epic poetry

episk poesi

Example Sentences

a tragedy of epic proportions.

en tragedie af episke proportioner.

the epic of the Old West.

Det episke om det gamle vesten.

They held a banquet of epic proportions.

De holdt en banket af episke proportioner.

the overall design of an epic poem.

designet på et episk digt.

his epic journey around the world.

hans episke rejse rundt om i verden.

a perverted translation of an epic poem.

en fordrejet oversættelse af et episk digt.

The Odyssey is an epic of ancient Greece.

Odysseen er et epos fra oldtidens Grækenland.

an epic tale of courage and heroism

En episk fortælling om mod og heltemod.

our national epic poem Beowulf .

vores nationale epos Beowulf.

the film is an epic fantasy populated by grotesque weirdos.

filmen er en episk fantasy befolket af groteske freakshows.

the epic fight of one small ship against six enemy ships

den episke kamp mellem et lille skib og seks fjendtlige skibe.

I read the epic work “War and Peace”.

Jeg læste det episke værk “Krig og Fred”.

he designed the epic as a requiem for his wife.

han designede eposet som en requiem for hans kone.

McQueen had starred in such epics as The Magnificent Seven .

McQueen havde medvirket i sådanne eposer som The Magnificent Seven.

I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.

Jeg opgav mit epos og skrev i stedet denne lille historie.

Millenarianism was absent in Milton's two epics—Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained.

Milenarianisme var fraværende i Miltons to eposer—Paradise Lost og Paradise Regained.

Keats is referring to epic poetry when he mentions Homer's 'proud demesne'.

Keats refererer til episk poesi, når han nævner Homers 'stolte demesne'.

Although her part in the film was not that of epic-proportion, producer of the film, Joel Silver, introduced her to his friend and colleague, director Jan De Bont.

Selvom hendes rolle i filmen ikke var af episke proportioner, introducerede filminstruktør Joel Silver hende til sin ven og kollega, instruktør Jan De Bont.

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