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Mar·a·thon

(măr′ə-thŏn′)

A village and plain of ancient Greece northeast of Athens. It was the site of a major Athenian victory over the Persians in 490 bc.

mar·a·thon

(măr′ə-thŏn′)

1. Sports

a. A cross-country footrace of 26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 kilometers).

b. A long-distance race other than a footrace: a swimming marathon.

a. A contest of endurance: a dance marathon.

b. An event or activity that requires prolonged effort, endurance, or attention.

[After Marathon (so called because a messenger ran from there to Athens to announce a victory over the Persians in 490 bc).]

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marathon

(ˈmærəθən)

1. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a race on foot of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 kilometres): an event in the modern Olympics

a. any long or arduous task, assignment, etc

b. (as modifier): a marathon effort.

[referring to the feat of the messenger who ran more than 20 miles from Marathon to Athens to bring the news of victory in 490 bc]

Marathon

(ˈmærəθən)

(Placename) a plain in Attica northeast of Athens: site of a victory of the Athenians and Plataeans over the Persians (490 bc)

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mar•a•thon

(ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən)

n.

1. a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yd. (42 km 195 m).

2. any long-distance race.

3. an extended contest or event requiring great endurance: a dance marathon.

[1896; allusion to Pheidippides' 26-mi. (42-km) run from Marathon to Athens to carry news of the Greek victory over the Persians]

Mar•a•thon

(ˈmær əˌθɒn)

n.

1. a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 B.C.

2. an ancient village near this plain.

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Noun	1.	marathon - any long and arduous undertaking endurance contest project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
	2.	marathon - a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards foot race, footrace, run - a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
	3.	Marathon - a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians battle of Marathon Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil

Translations

سِبَاقُ الْـمَارَثُونمرثون: سِباق عَدْو طَويل

maratonmaratón

maratonmaratonløb

Marathon Marathonlauf

μαραθώνιος

maratón

maraton

marathon

maraton

maratonmaratoni futás

maraòonhlaup

maratona dibattito-fiume

マラソン

마라톤

Marathon

maratonas

maratons

maratónmaratónsky

maraton

การวิ่งแข่งมาราธอน

maraton

cuộc đua marathon

马拉松赛马拉松长跑

marathon

[ˈmærəθən]

A. N (Sport) → maratón m

B. ADJ (fig) → maratoniano

C. CPD marathon runner N → corredor(a) m/f de maratón

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marathon

[ˈmærəθən]

n (= race) → marathon m
the London marathon → le marathon de Londres
to run a marathon → faire un marathon

adj [task, session] a marathon session → une séance-marathonmarathon runner n → coureur/euse m/f de marathon, marathonien(ne) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

marathon

(lit) → Marathon(lauf) m; marathon runner → Marathonläufer(in) m(f)

(fig) → Marathon nt; this film is a real marathon → das ist wirklich ein Marathonfilm

adj → Marathon-; negotiations → endlos (lang); marathon speech/film → Marathonrede f → /-film m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

marathon

[ˈmærəθ/ən]

1. n → maratona

2. adj (debate) → lunghissimo
a marathon session → una seduta fiume

marathon

(ˈmӕrəθən) , ((American) -θon) noun

a long-distance footrace, usually 42km 195m (26 miles 385 yd). He came third in the marathon; (also adjective) a marathon race/discussion.

marathon

→ سِبَاقُ الْـمَارَثُون maraton maraton Marathon μαραθώνιος maratón maraton marathon maraton maratona マラソン 마라톤 marathon maraton maraton maratona марафон maraton การวิ่งแข่งมาราธอน maraton cuộc đua marathon 马拉松赛

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We pay for every nerve marathon we run, nor can John Barleycorn intercede and fend off the just payment.

I had a splendid constitution, a stomach that would digest scrap-iron, and I was still running my marathon in full vigour when Scotty began to fail and fade.

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She went to Marathon {59} and to the spacious streets of Athens, where she entered the abode of Erechtheus; but Ulysses went on to the house of Alcinous, and he pondered much as he paused a while before reaching the threshold of bronze, for the splendour of the palace was like that of the sun or moon.

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He rushed headlong to the street, and like the Greek from Marathon who fell in the square at Athens, with his laurel in his hand, Friquet reached Councillor Broussel's threshold, and then fell exhausted, scattering on the floor the louis disgorged by his leather bag.

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His progress through the room resembled in almost equal proportions the finish of a Marathon race, the star-act of a professional juggler, and a monologue by an Earl's Court side-showman.

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What were sunsets to us, who were about to live and breathe and walk in actual Athens; yea, and go far down into the dead centuries and bid in person for the slaves, Diogenes and Plato, in the public market-place, or gossip with the neighbors about the siege of Troy or the splendid deeds of Marathon? We scorned to consider sunsets.

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I saw 'er with my own eyes startin' a marathon from the 'all-door."

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He saw a poster advertising the Coventry Marathon and decided to give it a go.

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