prodigy

[US]/'prɒdɪdʒɪ/
[UK]/'prɑdədʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. geni; især et barn geni
Word Forms
Pluralprodigies

Phrases & Collocations

child prodigy

barndomsgeni

musical prodigy

musikalsk geni

math prodigy

matematikgeni

Example Sentences

a prodigy of learning

et vidunder af læring

She was a child prodigy on the violin.

Hun var et barnligt geni på violin.

a Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in his day.

en russisk pianist, der var et barnligt vidunder i sin tid.

Germany seemed a prodigy of industrial discipline.

Tyskland virkede som et vidunder af industriel disciplin.

omens and prodigies abound in Livy's work.

tegn og underer vrimler i Livys værk.

a prodigy who had learned several foreign languages by the age of five.

et geni, der havde lært flere fremmede sprog i en alder af fem år.

He was brilliant—a prodigy who graduated from Yale at 18, a pathbreaking scholar and a devoted and generous teacher.

Han var genial – et geni, der dimitterede fra Yale i en alder af 18, en banebrydende forsker og en hengiven og generøs lærer.

Real-world Examples

Randall, you're a math prodigy with insane sat scores and perfect grades.

Randall, du er et matematisk geni med vanvittige SAT-scorer og perfekte karakterer.

Source: Our Day Season 2

Don't do that. And this, of course, is our physics prodigy, Sheldon Cooper.

Gør ikke det. Og det er selvfølgelig vores fysikgeni, Sheldon Cooper.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

The engineering prodigy nicknamed Waze founded Apple Computers in 1976 with Steve Jobs.

Ingeniørgeniet med øgenavnet Waze grundlagde Apple Computers i 1976 sammen med Steve Jobs.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

Dany giggled like a little girl. " Did your grandmother claim she'd actually seen this prodigy" ?

Dany fnyste som en lille pige. " Havde din bedstemor hævdet, at hun faktisk havde set dette geni?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

I mean, that guy -- he was a prodigy.

Jeg mener, den fyr -- han var et geni.

Source: English little tyrant

It was well known that both the Hamada brothers were tech prodigies, but Hiro—he was something special.

Det var velkendt, at begge Hamada-brødre var teknologigener, men Hiro—han var noget særligt.

Source: Big Hero 6 (audiobook)

I'd like two shillin' better, the prodigy answered after some thought.

Jeg ville gerne have to shilling mere, svarede geniet efter lidt overvejelse.

Source: The Sign of the Four

" What is it" ? she asked joyfully, ready to promise prodigies.

" Hvad er der?" spurgte hun muntert og klar til at love genier.

Source: Gone with the Wind

She didn't want Anne to be turned into a prodigy.

Hun ville ikke have, at Anne skulle blive forvandlet til et geni.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Mozart was considered a child prodigy - a young child with very great musical talent.

Mozart blev betragtet som et barndomsgeni - et ungt barn med meget stort musikalsk talent.

Source: 6 Minute English

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