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alter_ego

alter ego

See also: alter-ego, Alter Ego, and álter ego

English

Noun

alter ego (plural alter egos)

  1. Somebody's alternate personality or persona; another self.
    • 2012 May 1, Ben Child, “Mark Ruffalo gets green light to play Hulk in six-movie deal”, in the Guardian:
      Ruffalo's turn as Bruce Banner and his angry green alter-ego has been widely praised. Avengers Assemble (titled The Avengers outside the UK) is on course to be one of the year's biggest films and has received strong reviews.
  2. A very close and intimate friend.

Translations

Synonyms

  • alter idem

See also

References

  1. The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations by Jon R. Stone
  2. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alter%20ego

Portuguese

Noun

alter ego m (plural alter egos)

  1. alter ego (alternate personality or persona)

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