gargantua

• Nom propre désignant un géant vorace dans l'œuvre de François Rabelais, souvent utilisé pour évoquer quelque chose de taille ou d'appétit énormes.

A proper noun referring to a voracious giant from François Rabelais' book of the same name, often used to describe something of immense size or appetite.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Fictional giantC1formal

   A voracious giant from François Rabelais' satirical series, known for his enormous size and appetite.

   Gargantua (géant rabelaisien)

   • Gargantua is the central character in Rabelais' novel of the same name.
   • The story follows Gargantua's adventures and his insatiable hunger.
   • Rabelais used Gargantua to critique society and human nature.

   Synonymesbehemothcolossusgiantmonsterogretitan

2. Something immenseC1informal

   A term used metaphorically to describe anything of colossal size, appetite, or capacity.

   gargantua

   • The new shopping mall is a gargantua of consumer culture.
   • He has a gargantua appetite for knowledge, reading hundreds of books a year.
   • The company's data center is a digital gargantua, storing petabytes of information.

   Synonymesbehemothcolossusgianthulkleviathanmammothmonstertitan