ogre

  • 21Ogre — El término ogre es una palabra francesa e inglesa. En ambas lenguas significa «ogro», aunque también puede referirse a: Ogre, un juego publicado en 1977 por el diseñador de juegos estadounidense Steve Jackson; Ogre, personaje de la serie de… …

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  • 22ogre — ogreish /oh geuhr ish/, ogrish /oh grish/, adj. ogreishly, ogrishly, adv. ogreism, ogrism, n. /oh geuhr/, n. 1. a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh. 2. a monstrously ugly,… …

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  • 23ogre — UK [ˈəʊɡə(r)] / US [ˈoʊɡər] noun [countable] Word forms ogre : singular ogre plural ogres 1) a) a large, frightening, and cruel person in children s stories b) a cruel and frightening person Is your boss really such an ogre? 2) something that is… …

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  • 24Ogre — Original name in latin Ogre Name in other language OGRE, Ogre, Uogre, Uogr ОГРЕ State code LV Continent/City Europe/Riga longitude 56.8162 latitude 24.61401 altitude 21 Population 26760 Date 2013 07 03 …

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  • 25ogre — o|gre [ ougər ] noun count 1. ) a large, frightening, and cruel person in children s stories a ) a cruel and frightening person: Is your boss really such an ogre? 2. ) something that is very bad and causes a lot of problems: The report suggests… …

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  • 26ogre — [[t]o͟ʊgə(r)[/t]] ogres 1) N COUNT If you refer to someone as an ogre, you are saying in a humorous way that they are very frightening. Bank managers like tax inspectors do not really like being thought of as ogres. 2) N COUNT In legends and… …

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  • 27ogre — /ˈoʊgə / (say ohguh) noun 1. a monster, commonly represented as a hideous giant, of fairy tales and popular legends, supposedly living on human flesh. 2. a person likened to such a monster: *As soon as she saw, her heart went out to him, ogre… …

  • 28OGRE — s. m. Personnage des contes de fées, espèce de monstre, de géant, d homme sauvage, qu on suppose se nourrir de chair humaine. Fam., Manger comme un ogre, Manger excessivement …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 29OGRE — n. m. Personnage des contes de fées, sorte de monstre, de géant qui passe pour se nourrir de chair humaine. Il a un féminin : OGRESSE. Fam., Manger comme un ogre, Manger beaucoup, de fort appétit …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 30ogre — noun /ˈəʊ.ɡə,ˈoʊ.ɡɚ/ a) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. b) A brutish man whose behavior resembles that of the mythical ogre. See Also: ogreish, ogrish, ogress, ogry …

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