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Meanings of alcides in English

Portuguese
héracles
Catalan
heracles

(Classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality.

héracles
Usage of alcides in English
1
We managed to pull the canoe and Alcides close to the rocks.
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2
Alcides-careless ,likeall the others, with his rifle-wasnearly killed that day.
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3
There I saw Alcides rush out of the house and run toward me.
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4
I asked Alcides and the other men, and pressed them for an answer.
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5
To make matters worse, Alcides that day broke out in revolt.
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6
Even at the distaff I recognize Alcides, whether for evil or for good.
Pausanias, the Spartan; The Haunted and the Haunters / An Unfini...
7
Alcides traced them all the way back to Goyaz, where he recovered them.
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8
Had Alcides obeyed my orders we should have gone through safely.
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9
When Alcides Ghiggia scored the winning goal the stadium fell silent.
BBC
10
Alcides was undoubtedly a brave man, but he certainly had a beastly temper.
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11
What, do you expect the young Alcides to hold his tongue?
The Clever Woman of the Family
12
Alcides gladdened in his heart and cried: 'Who challenges these waves to combat?'
Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal
13
Not many minutes later Alcides was rolling himself upon the rocks in intense pain.
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14
Alcides had a smattering of botany, which was a great danger to the company.
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15
When I got up again, still holding on to the rope, Alcides had disappeared.
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16
Young Alcides, and rock-youstood there for sacrifice, I was the weeping Dardanian dames.
The Clever Woman of the Family
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