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hero:
- Held; Hauptperson
Wiktionary:
- hero → Held, Hauptfigur, Heldin
- hero → Held, Halbgott, Heldengestalt, Herœ, Recke, Titelfigur, Heroe, Heros

English

Detailed Translations for hero from English to German

hero:

hero [the ~] noun

the hero
der Held
- Held [der ~] noun
the hero (main character; protagonist; leading actor; principal person; principal character; principal figure; main actor)
die Hauptperson
- Hauptperson [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for hero:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Hauptperson	hero; leading actor; main actor; main character; principal character; principal figure; principal person; protagonist	leading actor; main actor; main character; protagonist
Held	hero
-	champion; fighter; paladin

Related Words for "hero":

heroes

Synonyms for "hero":

leader
character; role; theatrical role; part; persona
champion; fighter; paladin; defender; guardian; protector; shielder
Hero; Heron; Hero of Alexandria; mathematician; inventor; discoverer; artificer
mythical being
bomber; grinder; hero sandwich; hoagie; hoagy; Cuban sandwich; Italian sandwich; poor boy; sub; submarine; submarine sandwich; torpedo; wedge; zep; sandwich

Related Definitions for "hero":

the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem¹
someone who fights for a cause¹
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god¹
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength¹
- RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain¹

Wiktionary Translations for hero:

hero

noun

main protagonist
- hero → Held; Hauptfigur
person of great bravery
- hero → Heldin; Held

hero

noun

jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem Einsatz umkommt
- Held → hero

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• hero	→ Held	↔ held — mythische of reële persoon die iets buitengewoons heeft gedaan
• hero	→ Halbgott; Held; Heldengestalt; Herœ; Recke; Titelfigur; Heroe; Heros	↔ héros — antiquité\|fr Nom donné par Homère aux hommes d’un courage et d’un mérite supérieur, favoris particuliers des dieux, et dans Hésiode à ceux qu’on disait fils d’un dieu et d’une mortelle ou d’une déesse et d’un mortel.

Hero:

Translation Matrix for Hero:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	Hero of Alexandria; Heron

Related Definitions for "Hero":

(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her¹
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)¹

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