tar|zan

tar|zan
Tar|zan or tar|zan «TAHR zan, -zuhn», noun.
a man endowed with great physical strength and skill: »

Grinda, a tarzan of a Frenchman, with a thunderbolt of a service, was broken three times in all—twice in the opening set and once in the third (London Times).

[< Tarzan, the hero of a series of adventure stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1875-1950, an American author]

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  • Tar|zan — or tar|zan «TAHR zan, zuhn», noun. a man endowed with great physical strength and skill: »Grinda, a tarzan of a Frenchman, with a thunderbolt of a service, was broken three times in all twice in the opening set and once in the third (London… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

  • PH-TAR — Die Liste der ISO 3166 2 Codes für Philippinen enthält die Codes für die 16 Bezirke (Rehiyon) und 79 Provinzen (Lalawigan). 2002 entstanden aus dem bisherigen Bezirk Southern Tagalog die Regionen CALABARZON und MIMARO.. Die Codes bestehen aus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tarzan — tar·zan …   English syllables

  • tarzan — tàr·zan s.m.inv. CO per anton., anche con iniz. maiusc., giovane robusto e atletico dall aspetto selvaggio {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1950. ETIMO: da Tarzan, nome di un personaggio dei romanzi dello scrittore statunitense E.R. Burroughs (1875 1950) …   Dizionario italiano

  • Tarzan — Tar|zan the main character in books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which were later made into many films, about a baby who is left in the African forest and cared for by ↑apes until he becomes a man. He wears only a ↑loincloth (=a piece of cloth worn… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tarzan — Tar•zan [[t]ˈtɑr zən, zæn[/t]] lit. the hero of a series of jungle stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs, exemplifying superior physical strength, agility, and prowess …   From formal English to slang

  • Tarzan — ☆ Tarzan [tär′zən, tär′zan΄ ] n. [after Tarzan, hero raised by jungle apes in stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs] [also t ] any very strong, virile, and agile man: often used ironically or humorously …   English World dictionary

  • Disney's Tarzan — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Tarzan Originaltitel: Tarzan Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1999 Länge: 88 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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