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1 daunting
adjective a daunting task/prospect.) desalentador, desmoralizantetr['dɔːntɪŋ]1 desalentador,-ra'dɔːntɪŋ['dɔːntɪŋ]ADJ (=inhibiting) abrumador, amedrentador; (=disheartening) desalentador, desmoralizantea daunting task — una tarea abrumadora, una gigantesca tarea
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2 formidable
'fo:midəbl, fə:'midəbl1) (rather frightening: a formidable appearance.) temible, imponente2) (very difficult to overcome: formidable difficulties.) enorme•
formidable adj/interj (fam) fantastic (colloq)
formidable adjetivo
1 (muy bueno) wonderful, terrific
2 (muy grande, impresionante) formidable ' formidable' also found in these entries: Spanish: arma English: formidable - stupendous - tremendoustr['fɔːmɪdəbəl]1 (impressive) formidable2 (daunting) temible, imponente3 (difficult to overcome) enormeformidable ['fɔrmədəbəl, fɔr'mɪdə-] adj: formidable♦ formidably advadj.• espantoso, -a adj.• formidable adj.• terrible adj.'fɔːrmədəbəl, 'fɔːmɪdəbəl, fɔː'mɪdəbəladjective < task> imponente; <problem/obstacle> tremendo; <achievement/courage> extraordinario, monumental, formidable; < opponent> temible['fɔːmɪdǝbl]ADJ [person] formidable; [opponent] temible; [task, challenge, obstacle] tremendo, impresionante; [reputation, team, combination, talents] formidable, extraordinarioshe was a formidable woman — era una mujer formidable or que imponía
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3 daunt
do:nt(to make someone lose courage or confidence: I was quite daunted by the formidable task ahead of us.) desmoralizar, desalentar- dauntingtr[dɔːnt]1 (frighten) intimidar; (dishearten) desanimar, desalentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnothing daunted impertérrito,-a, sin inmutarseto be daunted by something amilanarse ante algodaunt ['dɔnt] vt: amilanar, acobardar, intimidarv.• acobardar v.• desanimar v.• intimidar v.dɔːnttransitive verb (usu pass) amilanar, intimidarnothing daunted, we carried on — (liter) impertérritos, seguimos adelante
[dɔːnt]VT (=inhibit) intimidar, amedrentar; (=dishearten) desmoralizar, desalentarnothing daunted — sin dejarse intimidar, sin dejarse amedrentar, sin inmutarse
* * *[dɔːnt]transitive verb (usu pass) amilanar, intimidarnothing daunted, we carried on — (liter) impertérritos, seguimos adelante
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