bałwan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- billow noun A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound.
- blockhead noun A stupid, slow-witted person.
- breaker noun A large wave that crashes into foam as it reaches shallow water or shore.
- fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
- galoot noun A clumsy or uncouth person.
- idol noun An object, often a statue or image, worshipped as a god or believed to hold spiritual power.
- moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.
- snowman noun A figure shaped like a person, built by stacking balls of snow, often decorated with a face and arms.
- wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.
Senses
bałwan is used for these senses in English:
- billow A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound
- blockhead (colloquial) A stupid person.
- breaker (chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
- fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- galoot (derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.
- graven image A carved idol or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
- idol A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.