beast

A noun referring to a large, powerful, or dangerous animal, often used in a literary or figurative sense.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее крупное, сильное или опасное животное, часто используемое в литературном или переносном смысле.esSustantivo que designa a un animal grande, fuerte o peligroso, a menudo usado en sentido literario o figurado para referirse a una persona o algo cruel, violento o salvaje.frNom désignant un animal de grande taille, fort ou dangereux, souvent employé au sens littéraire ou figuré pour évoquer la brutalité, la férocité ou une personne bestiale.deSubstantiv, das ein großes, starkes oder gefährliches Tier bezeichnet; oft literarisch oder bildlich verwendet, auch für einen rohen oder brutalen Menschen.ptSubstantivo que designa um animal grande, forte ou perigoso, frequentemente usado em sentido literário ou figurado; também pode se referir a uma pessoa de comportamento brutal ou selvagem.zh名词，指大型、强壮或危险的动物，常用于文学或比喻意义，也可指残忍或令人厌恶的人。arاسم يدل على حيوان كبير أو قوي أو مفترس، ويُستعمل أيضاً في المعنى المجازي للإشارة إلى إنسان بالغ الوحشية أو العدوانية.

1. Animal A2 formal

   A large, dangerous, or wild animal.

   • The lion is known as the king of beasts.
   • A strange beast was spotted in the forest.
   • The hunter tracked the beast through the jungle.

   ruЗверьesBestia (animal salvaje)frbêtedeBiestptFerazh野兽arوحش

   Synonyms: animalcreaturemonstersavage

2. Cruel person B1 informal

   A person who behaves in a cruel, violent, or uncivilized way.

   • He was a beast to his prisoners.
   • Only a beast would treat someone like that.
   • She called him a beast for his cruel remarks.

   ruЖестокий человекesPersona cruel o brutalfrPersonne cruelledeBrutaler MenschptPessoa cruelzh残忍的人arشخص قاسٍ

   Synonyms: animalbarbariandevilfiendmonsterogresavageswinevillain

   Antonyms: angelhumanitariansaint

3. Impressive thing B2 slang american

   Something that is very impressive, powerful, or difficult.

   • That car is a beast on the road.
   • The new computer is a beast for gaming.
   • He's a beast at solving math problems.

   ruЗверьesBestia (cosa impresionante)frChose impressionnantedeMonsterptFerazh猛货arشيء مذهل

   Synonyms: behemothcolossusgianthulkjuggernautmonsterpowerhousetitan

• beasts plural form
• beasts' possessive plural form
• beast's possessive singular form