monster

monstre

Créature imaginaire à l’apparence étrange ou effrayante.

En anglais simple : An imaginary creature that looks strange or frightening.

• The monster has three eyes.
• She dreamed about monsters last night.
• A huge monster attacked the town in the film.

Synonymes : beast

Expressions courantes : scary monster, sea monster, monster under something

monstre

Personne qui traite les autres avec une grande cruauté.

En anglais simple : A person who treats others very cruelly.

• That man is a monster.
• The survivors described their attacker as a monster.
• How could anyone defend such a monster?

Synonymes : brute

Expressions courantes : cruel monster, heartless monster, a complete monster

géant, monstre

Personne ou chose d’une taille ou d’une puissance exceptionnelle.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that is unusually big or powerful.

• That truck is a monster.
• We caught a monster of a fish.
• The old printer was a monster that filled half the room.

Synonymes : giant

Expressions courantes : a huge monster, monster of something

prodige, virtuose

Personne extrêmement douée dans une activité particulière.

En anglais simple : Someone who is extremely good at a particular activity.

• She is a monster on drums.
• Their new guitarist is an absolute monster.
• That young player is a monster on the court.

Synonymes : prodigy, virtuoso

Expressions courantes : monster on guitar, a musical monster

énorme, gigantesque

Extrêmement grand, puissant ou impressionnant.

En anglais simple : Extremely large, strong, or impressive.

• He has a monster appetite.
• The band scored a monster hit.
• A monster wave swept across the beach.

Synonymes : huge, enormous, massive

Contraires : tiny

Expressions courantes : monster appetite, monster truck, monster hit

jouer des personnages non joueurs

Jouer les personnages dirigés par les organisateurs dans un jeu de rôle grandeur nature.

En anglais simple : To play characters controlled by the organizers in a live role-playing game.

• I will monster at the event.
• She monstered for us last weekend.
• Several volunteers are monstering while the organizers manage the game.

Expressions courantes : monster an event, monster for someone