hero

Inflections of 'hero' (n):

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
hero n	(courageous person)	héroe, heroína nm, nf
	He was a hero for saving the girl from the fire.
	Fue un héroe al salvar a la niña del incendio.
hero n	(protagonist)	protagonista n común
	The hero of the book then went on to Bangkok.
	El protagonista del libro prosiguió su camino hacia Bangkok.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
hero, hero sandwich n	US, regional, slang (large sandwich)	bocadillo nm
	(ES, coloquial)	flauta nf
	The hero I had for lunch was great - with roast beef, cheese and tomato.
	El bocadillo que me tomé de almuerzo estaba delicioso, con carne asada, queso y tomate.
	La flauta que me tomé de almuerzo estaba buenísima, llevaba carne asada, queso y tomate.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
action hero n	(hero in story)	héroe, heroína nm, nf
	He leapt from the bridge onto the moving train, just like an action hero in a movie.
	Me encantan todas esas películas con héroes invencibles que pueden solos contra todo.
antihero, also UK: anti-hero n	(unconventional protagonist)	antihéroe nm
	Meursault is the antihero of the novel "The Stranger" by Camus.
folk hero n	([sb] seen as heroic by ordinary people)	héroe popular, heroína popular nm, nf + adj mf
have-a-go hero n	UK, slang (person: does [sth] brave) (figurado)	héroe, heroína nm, nf
	A have-a-go hero tried to stop a gang from carrying out an attack on a teenager.
hero worship n	(idolizing [sb])	culto al héroe nm + loc adj
	Popular music tends to inspire hero worship among teenagers.
hero-worship [sb]⇒ vtr	(idolize [sb])	idolatrar a vtr + prep
		tener de héroe a loc verb
national hero n	(person: admired by many)	héroe nacional, heroína nacional nm, nf + adj mf
		prócer nacional n común + adj mf

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Spanish:

Collocations: a [war, medieval, childhood] hero, hero worship, is a true hero, more...

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