marathon

(İngilizce)

Noun

1. A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.
2. (broadly, figuratively) Any extended or sustained activity.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To run a marathon.
2. (informal, transitive) To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ˈmæɹəθən/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance. The toponym itself comes from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”) and refers to the prevalence of the plant in the area.

Kavramlar

maraton

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uzun mesafe koşusu

Eş anlamlılar

endurance contest

crash program

race

long-distance race

Çeviriler

marathon

🎽

maratón

🎽

maratona

🎽

maratona

🎽

marató

🎽

μαραθώνιος

Marathon

🎽

maraton

Marathonlauf

marathon

🎽

Marathon

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ماراثون

Marató

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μαραθόνιος