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colossal

  • 1 colosal

    colossal

    Vocabulario Castellano-Catalán > colosal

  • 2 colosal

    • colossal
    • elephantine
    • enormous
    • phenomenal
    • super-duper
    • titanesque
    • titanic

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > colosal

  • 3 de tamańo descomunal

    • colossal
    • elephantine
    • enormous
    • huge
    • oversize

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > de tamańo descomunal

  • 4 descomunal

    • colossal
    • enormous
    • huge
    • phenomenal
    • portentous

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > descomunal

  • 5 enorme

    • colossal
    • elephantine
    • enormous
    • gargantuan
    • huge
    • immense
    • king-size
    • swingeing
    • vast

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > enorme

  • 6 fenomenal

    • colossal
    • phenomenal
    • portentous

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > fenomenal

  • 7 gigantesco

    • colossal
    • enormous
    • gargantuan
    • giga
    • gigantically
    • hulking

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > gigantesco

  • 8 monumental

    • colossal
    • enormous
    • huge
    • monumental
    • portentous

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > monumental

  • 9 portentoso

    • colossal
    • marvelous
    • phenomenal
    • portentous
    • prodigious
    • wonderful

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > portentoso

  • 10 titánico

    • colossal
    • giga
    • gigantically
    • titanesque
    • titanic

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > titánico

  • 11 garrafal

    colossal, garrafal

    Vocabulario Castellano-Catalán > garrafal

  • 12 colosal

    adj.
    1 colossal (estatura, tamaño).
    2 great, enormous (extraordinario).
    * * *
    1 colossal, giant, huge
    2 figurado splendid, excellent
    * * *
    ADJ [edificio, montaña] colossal; [comida, fiesta] amazing *, fantastic *
    * * *
    adjetivo <estatua/obra/fortuna> colossal; <ambiente/idea> (fam) great (colloq)
    * * *
    = gargantuan, mammoth, colossal, of epic proportions, epic, larger-than-life, titanic.
    Ex. Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.
    Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex. Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
    Ex. Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
    Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    * * *
    adjetivo <estatua/obra/fortuna> colossal; <ambiente/idea> (fam) great (colloq)
    * * *
    = gargantuan, mammoth, colossal, of epic proportions, epic, larger-than-life, titanic.

    Ex: Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.

    Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
    Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
    Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.

    * * *
    1 ‹estatua/palacio› colossal, gigantic; ‹empresa/obra› huge; ‹riqueza/fortuna› colossal, enormous, vast
    2 ( fam); ‹ambiente/película/idea› great ( colloq)
    * * *

    colosal adjetivo ‹estatua/obra/fortuna› colossal;
    ‹ambiente/idea› (fam) great (colloq)
    colosal adjetivo
    1 (grande) colossal
    2 (magnífico, extraordinario) great, fantastic: este parque de atracciones es colosal, this amusement park is fantastic
    ' colosal' also found in these entries:
    English:
    colossal
    - mammoth
    - epic
    * * *
    colosal adj
    1. [estatura, tamaño] colossal
    2. [extraordinario] enormous;
    [descaro] incredible;
    el tenor estuvo colosal the tenor was amazing o sensational
    * * *
    adj colossal
    * * *
    colosal adj
    : colossal

    Spanish-English dictionary > colosal

  • 13 descomunal

    adj.
    tremendous, enormous.
    * * *
    1 huge, enormous
    * * *
    adj.
    1) enormous, giant, huge
    * * *
    ADJ huge, enormous
    * * *
    adjetivo <estatura/fuerza/suma> enormous, colossal; < apetito> huge, colossal
    * * *
    = ginormous, humongous [humungous], mammoth, colossal, show-stopping [showstopping], monstrous, a monster of a, larger-than-life, titanic, sky-high, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.
    Ex. They have a ginormous share of the market!.
    Ex. The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex. But such tools can be the difference between a system slowdown and a show-stopping disaster.
    Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex. Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
    Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    Ex. Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
    Ex. The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    ----
    * estupidez descomunal = nonsense on stilts.
    * * *
    adjetivo <estatura/fuerza/suma> enormous, colossal; < apetito> huge, colossal
    * * *
    = ginormous, humongous [humungous], mammoth, colossal, show-stopping [showstopping], monstrous, a monster of a, larger-than-life, titanic, sky-high, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.

    Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.

    Ex: The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex: But such tools can be the difference between a system slowdown and a show-stopping disaster.
    Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
    Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
    Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    * estupidez descomunal = nonsense on stilts.

    * * *
    ‹estatura/fuerza/suma› enormous, colossal; ‹apetito› huge, colossal
    un hombre de un tamaño descomunal an enormous man, a giant of a man
    * * *

    descomunal adjetivo huge, massive
    ' descomunal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estrepitosa
    - estrepitoso
    * * *
    enormous, tremendous;
    un descomunal edificio a huge o an enormous building;
    era un tipo descomunal he was a huge guy;
    tengo un hambre descomunal I'm absolutely starving;
    tuvieron una bronca descomunal they had a tremendous argument
    * * *
    adj huge, enormous
    * * *
    1) enorme: enormous, huge
    2) extraordinario: extraordinary

    Spanish-English dictionary > descomunal

  • 14 gigantesco

    adj.
    giant-sized, enormous, gigantic, colossal.
    * * *
    1 giant, gigantic, giant-size
    * * *
    (f. - gigantesca)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ gigantic, giant antes de s
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo huge, gigantic

    fue una empresa gigantesca — it was a massive o mammoth undertaking

    * * *
    = enormous, gargantuan, giant, mammoth, gigantic, monstrous, Herculean, ginormous, humongous [humungous], colossal, a monster of a, titanic, Herculanian, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.
    Ex. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
    Ex. Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.
    Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
    Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex. Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
    Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex. They have a ginormous share of the market!.
    Ex. The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    Ex. The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    ----
    * de tamaño gigantesco = wall-sized.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo huge, gigantic

    fue una empresa gigantesca — it was a massive o mammoth undertaking

    * * *
    = enormous, gargantuan, giant, mammoth, gigantic, monstrous, Herculean, ginormous, humongous [humungous], colossal, a monster of a, titanic, Herculanian, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.

    Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.

    Ex: Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.
    Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
    Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
    Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.
    Ex: The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    * de tamaño gigantesco = wall-sized.

    * * *
    de dimensiones gigantescas of gigantic o giant proportions
    un palacio gigantesco a huge o gigantic palace
    fue una empresa gigantesca it was a massive o mammoth o huge undertaking
    * * *

    gigantesco
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    huge, gigantic

    ' gigantesco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gigantesco-a
    English:
    gigantic
    - mammoth
    - monster
    - giant
    - monstrous
    - out
    * * *
    gigantesco, -a adj
    gigantic
    * * *
    adj gigantic
    * * *
    gigantesco, -ca adj
    : gigantic, huge
    * * *
    gigantesco adj gigantic

    Spanish-English dictionary > gigantesco

  • 15 titánico

    adj.
    titanic, gigantic, colossal, titanesque.
    * * *
    1 titanic
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo huge, colossal (before n)
    * * *
    Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo huge, colossal (before n)
    * * *

    Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.

    * * *
    huge, colossal, mammoth ( before n)
    * * *

    titánico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    huge, colossal ( before n)
    titánico,-a adjetivo titanic
    un esfuerzo titánico, an enormous effort

    ' titánico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    titánica
    English:
    gigantic
    * * *
    titánico, -a adj
    titanic
    * * *
    adj titanic
    * * *
    titánico, -ca adj
    : titanic, huge

    Spanish-English dictionary > titánico

  • 16 mastodóntico

    adj.
    mastodontic, enormous, gigantic, dinosaurian.
    * * *
    1 familiar huge, enormous
    * * *
    ADJ colossal, huge
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo (fam) < proyecto> mammoth; < edificio> gigantic, colossal
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo (fam) < proyecto> mammoth; < edificio> gigantic, colossal
    * * *
    ( fam); ‹proyecto› mammoth ( before n), huge; ‹edificio› gigantic, colossal
    * * *
    mastodóntico, -a adj
    Fam mammoth, ginormous
    * * *
    adj colossal, enormous

    Spanish-English dictionary > mastodóntico

  • 17 enorme

    adj.
    enormous, huge.
    * * *
    1 (grande) enormous, huge, vast
    2 (desmedido) tremendous, great
    3 familiar (muy bueno) very good, excellent
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=muy grande) enormous, huge
    2) * (=estupendo) killing *, marvellous
    * * *
    adjetivo <edificio/animal/suma> huge, enormous; < zona> vast, huge
    * * *
    = deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.
    Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
    Ex. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
    Ex. Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.
    Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
    Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex. When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
    Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
    Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
    Ex. Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
    Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
    Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    ----
    * boquete enorme = gaping hole.
    * * *
    adjetivo <edificio/animal/suma> huge, enormous; < zona> vast, huge
    * * *
    = deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.

    Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

    Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
    Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.
    Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
    Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
    Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
    Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
    Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
    Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
    Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    * boquete enorme = gaping hole.

    * * *
    ‹edificio/animal› huge, enormous; ‹aumento/suma› huge, enormous, vast; ‹zona› vast, huge
    la diferencia es enorme the difference is enormous o huge
    tiene unas manos enormes he has huge o enormous hands
    sentí una pena enorme I felt tremendously sad o a tremendous sense of sadness
    * * *

     

    enorme adjetivo ‹edificio/animal/suma› huge, enormous;
    ‹ zona› vast, huge;

    enorme adjetivo enormous, huge: vimos un elefante enorme, we saw an enormous elephant
    (de consideración) un enorme error, a clanger

    ' enorme' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atroz
    - botija
    - congratularse
    - desnivel
    - estrepitosa
    - estrepitoso
    - satisfacción
    - soberana
    - soberano
    - sofoco
    - supina
    - supino
    English:
    effective
    - enormous
    - face
    - gaping
    - ginormous
    - huge
    - immense
    - massive
    - monstrous
    - monumental
    - vast
    - whopper
    - world
    - derive
    - extreme
    - gigantic
    - it
    - prodigious
    - scar
    - yawning
    * * *
    enorme adj
    1. [muy grande] [objeto, persona, cantidad] huge, enormous;
    [defecto, error] huge;
    estos animales tienen una enorme capacidad para reproducirse these creatures have an enormous reproductive capacity;
    una torre de enorme altura an enormously tall tower;
    tu hijo está ya enorme your son's really huge;
    le invadía una enorme tristeza he was overcome by a great sadness
    2. Fam [excelente] great, fantastic
    * * *
    adj enormous, huge
    * * *
    enorme adj
    inmenso: enormous, huge
    ♦ enormemente adv
    * * *
    enorme adj enormous / huge

    Spanish-English dictionary > enorme

  • 18 ciclópeo

    adj.
    Cyclopean.
    * * *
    1 Cyclopean, gigantic, huge, massive
    * * *
    ADJ gigantic, colossal
    * * *
    = Herculean, Herculanian.
    Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    * * *
    = Herculean, Herculanian.

    Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.

    Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.

    * * *
    ciclópeo, -a adj
    [enorme] colossal, massive
    * * *
    adj fig
    gigantic

    Spanish-English dictionary > ciclópeo

  • 19 abismal

    adj.
    1 vast, colossal (diferencia, distancia).
    2 abysmal, profound, immense, deep-seated.
    * * *
    1 abysmal
    * * *
    ADJ (=enorme) vast, enormous; [diferencia] irreconcilable
    * * *
    adjetivo enormous, vast
    * * *
    adjetivo enormous, vast
    * * *
    1 ‹diferencia› enormous, vast
    * * *

    abismal adjetivo
    1 abysmal
    2 vast: figurado hay una diferencia abismal entre..., there is an enormous difference between...
    * * *
    abismal adj
    1. [diferencia, distancia] vast, colossal;
    una caída abismal de los precios a huge o massive drop in prices
    2. [del abismo] abyssal;
    las profundidades abismales the depths of the ocean
    * * *
    adj diferencias deep, huge
    * * *
    abismal adj
    : abysmal, vast

    Spanish-English dictionary > abismal

  • 20 brutal

    adj.
    1 brutal (violento).
    2 wicked, brutal (informal) (extraordinary).
    3 enormous, brutal.
    * * *
    1 (cruel) brutal, savage
    2 figurado (enorme) enormous, colossal
    3 figurado (magnífico) terrific, fantastic
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=salvaje) brutal
    2) * (=genial) terrific *
    3) CAm (=asombroso) incredible, amazing
    * * *
    adjetivo < crimen> brutal; < atentado> savage
    * * *
    = barbaric, brutal, brutish.
    Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
    Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
    Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
    ----
    * agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.
    * ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.
    * * *
    adjetivo < crimen> brutal; < atentado> savage
    * * *
    = barbaric, brutal, brutish.

    Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

    Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
    Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
    * agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.
    * ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.

    * * *
    A ‹crimen› brutal; ‹atentado› savage
    B ( fam) (fenomenal, colosal) amazing ( colloq), incredible
    hace un calor brutal it's incredibly hot
    ¿qué te parece? — ¡brutal! what do you think? — terrific! o amazing!
    * * *

    brutal adjetivo ‹ crimen› brutal;
    ‹ atentado› savage
    brutal adjetivo
    1 brutal
    2 fam (excesivo, intenso) huge, enormous: el cambio es brutal, the change is tremendous
    ' brutal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    salvaje
    - soldadesca
    - agresión
    English:
    barbaric
    - brutal
    - fabric
    - regime
    - savage
    - dog
    * * *
    brutal adj
    1. [violento] brutal
    2. Fam [extraordinario] wicked, brutal;
    un libro/una película brutal a wicked o brutal book/film;
    tengo un cansancio brutal I'm dead tired, I'm bushed;
    conseguí entradas para el concierto – ¡brutal! I got hold of some tickets for the concert – wicked o brutal!
    * * *
    adj
    2 pop
    fiesta incredible fam, terrific
    * * *
    brutal adj
    1) : brutal
    2) fam : incredible, terrific
    ♦ brutalmente adv
    * * *
    brutal adj brutal

    Spanish-English dictionary > brutal

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  • colossal — colossal, ale, aux [ kɔlɔsal, o ] adj. • fin XVIe; de colosse ♦ Extrêmement grand. ⇒ démesuré, énorme, gigantesque, immense, monumental, titanesque. Taille colossale. Une statue colossale. ⇒ colosse. Des monuments colossaux. Fig. Force colossale …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Colossal — may refer to: Colossal (band), American punk band formed in 2001 (Colossal) Pictures, entertainment company which closed in 2000 See also All pages beginning with Colossal All pages with titles containing Colossal …   Wikipedia

  • Colossal — Co*los sal, a. [Cf. F. colossal, L. colosseus. See {Colossus}.] 1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. A colossal stride. Motley. [1913 Webster] 2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See {Heroic}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • colossal — colossal, ale (ko lo sal, sa l ) adj. 1°   Qui est extrêmement grand, comme l est le colosse. Des monuments colossaux. Statue colossale. •   Et leurs pas, ébranlant les arches colossales, Troublent les morts couchés sous le pavé des salles, V.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • colossal — In its physical sense ‘of immense size’, colossal dates from the early 18c, and was not listed by Dr Johnson (1755). The first use in its figurative meaning ‘remarkable, splendid’ is attributed to Mark Twain: • I do not suppose that any other… …   Modern English usage

  • colossal — 1712 (colossic in the same sense is recorded from c.1600), from Fr. colossal, from colosse, from L. colossus, from Gk. kolossos (see COLOSSUS (Cf. colossus)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • colossal — [kə läs′əl] adj. 1. like a colossus in size; huge; gigantic 2. astonishingly great; extraordinary [a colossal fool] SYN. ENORMOUS colossally adv …   English World dictionary

  • colossal — index capacious, gross (flagrant), prodigious (enormous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • colossal — COLOSSAL, ALE. adj. De grandeur démesurée. Figure colossale. Au pluriel il n est d usage qu au féminin. Des statues colossales …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • colossal — /kə lɔsl/, it. / kɔlos:al/ agg. ingl., usato in ital. come s.m. (cinem.) [film spettacolare girato con profusione di mezzi e dagli alti costi di produzione] ▶◀ colosso, kolossal …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • colossal — adj. 2 g. 1. Que tem dimensões de colosso. 2. Mais que agigantado. 3.  [Figurado] Enorme; imenso.   ‣ Etimologia: colosso + al …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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