leviathan

géant, colosse, léviathan

Chose, organisation ou personne d’une taille ou d’une puissance extraordinaire.

En anglais simple : An extremely large or powerful thing, organization, or person.

• The company became a corporate leviathan.
• A steel leviathan slowly entered the harbor.
• Small firms struggle to compete with these industrial leviathans.

Comment l'utiliser : a leviathan of a something (A leviathan of a ship blocked the harbor entrance.)

Synonymes : giant, colossus, behemoth

Expressions courantes : corporate leviathan, industrial leviathan, leviathan of something

léviathan, monstre marin

Monstre des mers extrêmement grand et puissant.

En anglais simple : An extremely large and powerful sea monster.

• A leviathan rose from the sea.
• The sailors feared a leviathan beneath their ship.
• The story describes leviathans swallowing whole boats.

Synonymes : sea monster

Expressions courantes : sea leviathan, terrifying leviathan, ancient leviathan

Léviathan, État tout-puissant

État exerçant un pouvoir immense sur sa population, notamment par un contrôle autoritaire et dur.

En anglais simple : A political state with great power over its people, especially one that controls them harshly.

• The state became a leviathan.
• Citizens feared the growing power of this political leviathan.
• The essay asks whether a leviathan can protect individual freedom.

Expressions courantes : state leviathan, political leviathan, powerful leviathan

énorme, gigantesque

D’une taille extrêmement grande.

En anglais simple : Extremely large.

• A leviathan ship filled the harbor.
• They built a factory of leviathan proportions.
• The leviathan structure cast a shadow over the village.

Synonymes : huge, enormous, gigantic

Contraires : tiny

Expressions courantes : leviathan ship, leviathan proportions, leviathan structure