800-pound gorilla | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)An entity that dominates its environment.2008February 6, “Who’s the 800-Pound Gorilla?”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN, archived fromthe originalon9 June 2021:When it comes to the lucrative search market, Google, not Microsoft, is the800-pound gorilla.2014February 26, Eddie Gossage, quotee, “Bernie Ecclestone dismisses Nascar objection to US Grand Prix date clash”, inThe Guardian‎[2], archived fromthe originalon7 March 2014:The thing he unfortunately doesn't recognise is there is an800-pound gorillawhen it comes to major American motor sports. The800-pound gorillais Nascar.2016May 31, James Poniewozik, “Trump, 800-Pound Media Gorilla, Pounds His Chest at Reporters”, inThe New York Times‎[3],→ISSN, archived fromthe originalon21 March 2022:It was poetically fitting. For almost a year, Mr. Trump has been the800-pound gorillawhose unpredictable rampages have obsessed the news media. Now he was completing the circle by commenting on the 400-pound gorilla who briefly stole the spotlight from him for one holiday weekend.2021, Jeroen Janssens, chapter10, inData Science at the Command Line, 2nd edition, O'Reilly,→ISBN:Apache Spark is a cluster-computing framework. It’s the800-pound gorillayou turn to when it’s impossible to fit your data in memory.; (idiomatic)Somethingdangerous, menacing, or frightening that is obvious but notaddressed.Synonym:elephant in the room2018March 13, Jessica Glenza, “Sky-high prices of everything make US healthcare the world's most expensive”, inThe Guardian‎[4], archived fromthe originalon13 March 2018:However, a co-author of the new study said those arguments ignore the “800-pound gorilla”: sky-high prices everywhere.

Examples:

EN: I'm that 800-pound gorilla in your mist.
ES: Soy su peor pesadilla.
EN: The man is an 800-pound gorilla.
ES: El hombre es un gorila de 800 libras.
EN: We're the 800-pound gorilla.
ES: Somos el gorila de 400 kilos.
EN: It's the 800-pound gorilla.
ES: Es un gorila de 400 Kg...
ES: Es el gorila de 370 kilos.
EN: - The 800-pound gorilla in the room.
ES: Del elefante enorme en la habitación.
EN: These CD galaxies have so much mass... that they are the 800-pound gorilla... wherever they are.
ES: Estas galaxias CD tienen tanta masa que parecen gorilas de 800 libras donde sea que estén.
EN: Lt'll become the 800-pound gorilla in the room.
ES: Se convertirá en el tema intocable en la habitación.
EN: Sure, you've got photos of me passing sensitive secrets to the Russians, but I have an 800-pound gorilla in my corner.
ES: Está claro que tenéis fotos mías pasando secretos a los rusos, pero yo tengo un peso pesado de mi lado.
EN: I guess we should donate it somewhere, along with the 800-pound gorilla.
ES: Supongo que deberíamos donarlo, con el gorila de 300kg.
EN: You know, one of the perks of working for an 800-pound gorilla.
ES: Ya sabe, una de las ventajas de trabajar para un gorila de 360 kilos.
EN: But Texas is an 800-pound gorilla... in a stetson.
ES: Sin embargo Texas es un matón de 800 libras... en un stetson.
EN: Okay, I don't want to be the guy to point out the 800-pound gorilla in the room.
ES: Bien, no quiero ser el tipo que señala al gorila de 800 libras en la sala.
EN: But there's an 800-pound gorilla in the room.
ES: Pero hay un gorila de 800 libras en la sala.
EN: So can I address the 800-pound gorilla in the room?
ES: ¿Puedo hablar del gorila de 360 kilos que hay aquí?
EN: I have to address the 800-pound gorilla that's in this room.
ES: Tengo que poner las tartas sobre la mesa.

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