superman

superman englannista suomeksi

1. supermies

2. superman

0. Substantiivi

1. yli-ihminen

2. teräsmies, supermies

superman englanniksi

1. An imagined superior type of being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman. (defdate)

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2. (RQ:Shaw Man and Superman)

3. 1909, (w); (w), transl., “Zarathustra's Prologue”, in ''Spoke Zarathustra|Thus Spake Zarathustra; a Book for All and None'' (Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche; 4), Edinburgh, T. N. Foulis, (w) 1210069; republished as ''Thus Spake Zarathustra'', New York, N.Y.: Library|The Modern Library, 1940s?, (w) 11993131, page 6:

And Zarathustra spake thus unto the people: / ''I teach you the Superman.'' Man is something that is to be surpassed. What have ye done to surpass man? / ... What is the ape to man? A laughing-stock, a thing of shame. And just the same shall man be to the Superman: a laughing-stock, a thing of shame.

4. (RQ:Doyle Lost World)

5. A man of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.

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8. (quote-book), (w)|month=August|year=2010|page=218|isbn=978-0-312-37501-0|passage=I had a vision of what the ideal man should be. I wanted someone whose income combined with mine could afford us a family, an apartment, a car, and all the travel, luxury, and fun we could possibly tolerate. I wanted a Superman.

9. (quote-book)'', Raskolnikov|Rodion Raskolnikov has become obsessed with the notion that he himself is a "superman." Therefore, he thinks, he is not subject to the laws that govern ordinary people. (..) However, his indecision and confusion throughout the novel indicate that he is not a superman. Moreover, in the course of the novel, Dostoyevsky|Fyodor Dostoyevsky seeks to prove that there is no such thing as a superman. Dostoyevsky believes that every human life is precious, and no one is entitled to kill.

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