prodigy

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

Translation

n. nero; erityisesti lapsenero.
Word Forms
Pluralprodigies

Phrases & Collocations

child prodigy

lapsi-ihme

musical prodigy

musiikki-ihme

math prodigy

matemaattinen nero

Example Sentences

a prodigy of learning

oppimisen nero

She was a child prodigy on the violin.

Hän oli musiikkiharmoniossa lapsiharmoni.

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

venäläinen pianisti, joka oli lapsena nero omassa aikanaan.

Germany seemed a prodigy of industrial discipline.

Saksa vaikutti teollisuuden kurinpidon nerolta.

omens and prodigies abound in Livy's work.

ennusmerkkejä ja ihmeitä on runsaasti Liviuksen työssä.

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

nero, joka oli oppinut useita vieraita kieliä viiden vuoden iässä.

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

Hän oli loistava – nero, joka valmistui Yale'ista 18-vuotiaana, uraauurtava tutkija ja omistautunut ja antelias opettaja.

Real-world Examples

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

Source: Our Day Season 2

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

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

The engineering prodigy nicknamed Waze founded Apple Computers in 1976 with 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" ?

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

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

Source: English little tyrant

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

Source: Big Hero 6 (audiobook)

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

Source: The Sign of the Four

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

Source: Gone with the Wind

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

Source: Women Who Changed the World

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

Source: 6 Minute English

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