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Meanings of hero in English

Russian
героиня
Portuguese
herói
Spanish
héroe
Catalan
protagonistes
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f. heroine

Person or character who fights adversity through ingenuity, courage, or strength.

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        героиня
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        A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.

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                    Portuguese
                    herói
                    Catalan
                    lluitador
                    Spanish
                    héroe

                    Someone who fights for a cause.

                          herói
                          Usage of hero in English
                          1
                          Not exactly a case of one bound and our hero was free.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          Today, the World Health Organisation wants you to be a silent hero.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          No doubt the young man was already thinking of a hero's welcome.
                          Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
                          4
                          A hero: Sir Richard Bolitho's friend and his right arm, they said.
                          Sword of Honour
                          5
                          You will return home to a hero's welcome and a grateful nation.
                          Beautiful assassin
                          6
                          He was certainly a hero as far as the islanders were concerned.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          In any case, many Sri Lankans still consider him a national hero.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          He will hope for another clever goal from his unsung hero today.
                          The Guardian
                          9
                          Thursday's hearing also saw EFF leader Julius Malema received a hero's welcome.
                          The South African
                          10
                          General Grant had become in a day the hero of the war.
                          Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, wit...
                          11
                          Looking the Senator straight in the eye the old hero slowly said:
                          The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
                          12
                          She said: As a child I saw my father as a hero.
                          The Irish Times
                          13
                          He was a patron of law and government and a culture hero.
                          Witch School's First Degree
                          14
                          Your last chance to save water -how to be a hero:
                          The South African
                          15
                          And we're here to talk about every hero in Avengers: Infinity War.
                          Wired
                          16
                          There is no hero or villain in this long war, she said.
                          Reuters
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