Superman

See also superman

English

Etymology

First published in June 1938.

Proper noun

Superman (countable and uncountable; plural Supermen)

1. A fictional superhero of DC Comics whose superpowers usually include the ability to fly, super strength, and extreme speed.

Translations

a fictional character with superhuman powers

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超人 (cmn) (chāorén)

• Esperanto: Superviro (eo)
• Finnish: Teräsmies (fi)
• French: Superman (fr) m
• German: Superman (de) m
• Japanese: スーパーマン (ja) (sūpāman)
• Korean: 슈퍼맨 (ko) (Syupeomaen)

• Macedonian: Супермен (mk) (Súpermen) m
• Marathi: सुपरमॅन (mr) (suparamǎna) m
• Norwegian: Supermann (no)
• Portuguese: Superman (pt) m, Super-Homem (pt) m
• Russian: Супермен (ru) (Supermén) m
• Spanish: ultrahombre (es)
• Swedish: Stålmannen (sv)
• Turkish: Superman (tr), Süpermen (tr)

See also

• Superman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

Superman (plural Supermen)

1. A strong, tough or resistant man.

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