greatest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for greatest in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.great [greɪt] ADJ

1. great (very big):

great

ogroman

a great deal of money/time

mnogo novca/vremena

to a great extent

u znatnoj meri

the great majority of people

većina

2. great (powerful):

great

velik

great disaster

velika katastrofa

3. great (wonderful):

great

divan

great

uzvišen

great

sjajan

we had a great time at the party

sjajno smo se proveli na zabavi

it's great to be back home again

divno je opet biti kod kuće

great! iron inf

baš divno!

the great thing about sb/sth is [that] ...

najbolje u vezi sa nekim/nečim je da...

to feel not all that great

ne osećati se baš najbolje

to be great at doing sth

odlično obavljati neki posao

4. great (for emphasis):

great

veliki

great fool

velika budala

great friends

veliki prijatelji

5. great (enthusiastic):

a great admirer

veliki obožavalac

II.great [greɪt] ADV (extremely)

great

izuzetno

great big

ekstremno veliko

great long

ekstremno dugo

III.great [greɪt] N

great (person)

prvak m

great (person)

velikan m

(in titles) Alexander/Catherine the Great

Aleksandar Veliki/Katarina Velika

one of the greats

jedan od velikana

great-'un·cle N

great-uncle

ujak, stric ili teča nečijih roditelja

great-'niece [ˌgreɪt'niːs] N

great-niece

ćerka nečije sestričine ili bratanca

'great-aunt N

great-aunt

tetka, ujna ili strina nečijih roditelja

great-'grand·child N

great-grandchild

praunuče m

great-'neph·ew [ˌgreɪt'nefjuː] N

great-nephew

dete nečije sestričine ili bratanca

Great 'Brit·ain N

Great Britain

Velika Britanija f

Great 'Bear N astron

Great Bear

Veliki medved

Great De·'pres·sion N HISTORY

Great Depression

velika ekonomska kriza u SAD 1929. godine

Great 'Lakes N pl geog

the Great Lakes

Velika jezera u SAD

greatest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go to great pains to do sth

proliti krv i znoj da bi se nešto uradilo

she ranks among the theatre's greatest actors

važi za jednu od najboljih glumica u pozorištu

she's one of the greatest minds of today

ona je jedan od najvećih umova današnjice

to be the greatest thing since sliced bread inf

najbolji izum na svetu

to make a great to-do about sth

dići frku oko nečega

it's great to be back home again

divno je opet biti kod kuće

she has a great love of music

ona mnogo voli muziku

to be a great encouragement to sb

biti velika podrška nekome

to show great strength of character

pokazati veliku čvrstinu karaktera

I'm a great fan of your work

ja sam veliki poštovalac vašeg rada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The book became somewhat controversial for its author having been circumspect about her role in one of the medium's greatest scandals.

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Be forewarned, it's not the greatest thing since sliced bread like many are saying.

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This new gimmick would see him claiming to be the world's greatest Bollywood star.

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Ultimately, however, it may be what the witnesses left unsaid that made the greatest impression.

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A non-mathematical statement of this law is, the greatest growth occurs when the greatest number of mistakes are made consistent with survival.

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He is widely considered one of the greatest cellists of the twentieth century.

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Although he later referred to it as his greatest blunder, it may correspond to theories of dark energy.

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He consistently advocated currency reform, the gold standard, a tariff for revenue only, and civil service reform, rendering the greatest aid to the last cause.

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The treasured fish and plankton species belonged to the greatest collection of that time.

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I charge the white man with being the greatest deceiver on earth.

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