superman

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English - Turkish
üstün insan
{i} insanüstü insan
{i} süpermen

Clark Kent Süpermen hikayelerinin kahramanıdır. - Clark Kent is the hero of the Superman stories.

Süpermen bir roket kadar hızlı uçar. - Superman flies as fast as a rocket.

süper adam
{ç} su.per.men (su'pırmen)
(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) üstinsan [nietzsche]
{i} üstinsan
üst-insan
English - English
A fictional superhero of DC Comics whose superpowers usually include the ability to fly, super strength, and extreme speed
A strong, tough or resistant man
A person of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers

He worked like a superman, to single-handedly complete the project on time.

(plural supermans) A motorcycling stunt in which the rider releases both hands from the handlebars in mid-air
An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; übermensch

Nietzsche wrote of the coming of the superman.

{i} comic strip character with superhuman strength and ability; comic book about Superman; television cartoon series about Superman; series of movies about Superman
Name of a comic-book character (first published in June 1938), with superhuman powers, including the ability to fly, super strength, and extreme speed
{i} person of extraordinary strength or abilities; superior being that has evolved from man (Philosophy)
A person of extraordinary or superhuman powers
A superman is a man who has very great physical or mental abilities. Collor nurtured the idea that he was a superman, who single-handedly could resolve Brazil's crisis. a character in US comics (=magazines with stories told in pictures) , films, and television programmes. He came to Earth as a baby from an imaginary planet called Krypton, and he has great strength and special powers, including the ability to fly and to see through objects using X-ray vision. He uses his powers to save the world from being destroyed by evil characters. Most of the time he lives a normal life as Clark Kent, a reporter for the newspaper The Daily Planet, and no-one knows that he is Superman, not even his girlfriend, Lois Lane, who also works for the same newspaper. When his help is needed, he quickly changes from his ordinary clothes into a special uniform and becomes Superman. supermen a man of unusually great ability or strength
a person with great powers and abilities
= Overman, above
A motorcycling trick where the rider releases both hands from the handlebars in mid-air
A superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; übermensch
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

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supermen
Plural of superman
superman

    Hyphenation

    su·per·man

    Turkish pronunciation

    supırmın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈso͞opərmən/ /ˈsuːpɜrmən/

    Etymology

    [ 'sü-p&r-"man ] (noun.) 1903. A calque of German Übermensch; super- +‎ man. Compare overman. The sense of "person of extraordinary powers" was reinforced by the character Superman.
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