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1 monstre
monstre [mɔ̃stʀ]1. masculine noun2. adjective3. compounds* * *mɔ̃stʀ
1.
(colloq) adjectif [travail, succès] huge; [culot, publicité] colossal‘soldes monstres’ — ‘mammoth sales’
2.
nom masculin1) lit, fig monster2) ( être difforme) freak (of nature)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *mɔ̃stʀ1. nm1) (= créature) monster2) fig (= personne) monster2. adj(effet, publicité) massiveNous avons un travail monstre. — We've got a terrific amount of work.
* * *A ○adj [manifestation, travail, succès, banquet] huge; [culot, publicité] colossal; ‘soldes monstres’ ‘mammoth sales’; ils ont fait une publicité monstre they did a colossal advertising campaign (pour qch for sth).B nm1 Mythol ( être fantastique) monster;3 (animal, objet gigantesque) monster;4 ( personnage ignoble) monster; un monstre froid a cold-blooded monster; un monstre d'orgueil/de paresse a monstrously arrogant/lazy person; un monstre d'ingratitude an ungrateful wretch;5 ( enfant) monster; petit monstre little monster.monstre marin sea monster; monstre sacré superstar; un monstre sacré du cinéma a giant of the cinema.[mɔ̃str] nom masculin2. [chose énorme] monsterun monstre d'ingratitude/d'égoïsme an ungrateful/a selfish brutesortez d'ici, petits monstres! out of here, you little monsters!————————[mɔ̃str] adjectifça a eu un effet monstre sur le public it had an enormous ou a tremendous effect on the audienceil y a une queue monstre chez le boucher there's a huge ou massive queue at the butcher'sj'ai un boulot monstre! I've got loads ou tons ou piles of work to do! -
2 insensé
insensé, e [ɛ̃sɑ̃se]adjective( = fou) crazy* * *insensée ɛ̃sɑ̃se adjectif1) ( extravagant) [pari, histoire, projet] insane2) (colloq) ( excessif) [cohue, embouteillage, gains] phenomenal* * *ɛ̃sɑ̃se adj insensé, -einsane, mad* * *A adj1 ( extravagant) [pari, histoire, projet] insane; c'est insensé! that's insane!; tenir des discours insensés to talk complete nonsense;2 ○( excessif) [cohue, embouteillage, gains] phenomenal; j'ai un travail insensé I've got a phenomenal amount of work.B nm,f madman/madwoman.il est complètement insensé de penser que... it is utterly foolish ou absurd to think that...c'est insensé! this is absurd ou preposterous!une somme insensée an excessive ou a ludicrous amount of money————————, insensée [ɛ̃sɑ̃se] nom masculin, nom féminin -
3 cantidad
adv.really (informal). (peninsular Spanish)me gusta cantidad I really like it a lotcorrimos cantidad we did a lot of runningf.1 quantity, amount (medida).¿qué cantidad de pasta hará falta? how much pasta will we need?2 abundance, large number (abundancia).en cantidad in abundance3 number (number).sumar dos cantidades to add two numbers o figures together4 sum (of money) (suma de dinero).* * *1 (gen) quantity; (de dinero) amount, sum► adverbio1 familiar a lot\cantidad de familiar lots of, loads ofen cantidad familiar tons, loadscantidades industriales familiar tons, loads* * *noun f.1) quantity, amount2) sum* * *1. SF1) (=medida) amount, quantityhay que poner la misma cantidad de azúcar que de harina — you have to add the same amount o quantity of sugar as of flour
en cantidad: hemos recibido mercancía en cantidad — we have received huge amounts o quantities of stock
bebo café en cantidades industriales — I drink coffee by the bucketful o by the gallon
cantidad de movimiento — (Fís) momentum
2) [de personas, animales, cosas] number¿has visto la cantidad de discos que tienes? — do you realize just how many records you've got?
3) * (=gran cantidad)a)cantidad de — loads of *
b) LAmcualquier cantidad — * loads *
-¿había mucha gente? -¡cualquier cantidad! — "were there many people?" - "loads!" *
4) [de dinero] sum, amountpor una pequeña cantidad se lo enviamos a su domicilio — for a small sum o amount we'll deliver it to your house
pagaron cantidades millonarias por los derechos de la película — they paid millions for the film rights
5) [de sílaba] quantity2.ADV esp Esp**CANTIDAD Cantidad, como sustantivo, se puede traducir al inglés por amount, number, sum, quantity y figure. ► Cuando cantidad expresa cuánto tenemos, necesitamos u obtenemos de algo se traduce por amount, palabra que se usa en el contexto de nombres incontables: Le preocupaba la cantidad de trabajo que tenía que hacer He was worried about the amount of work he had to do NOTA: Se puede decir a large amount y a small amount, pero es incorrecto decir a big amount o a little amount. ► Cuando hablamos de una cantidad de personas, animales o cosas, (nombres en plural), cantidad se traduce por number. Con la expresión the number of el verbo va en singular y con a number of en plural: En los últimos 30 años la cantidad de consumidores de electricidad ha aumentado en un 50 por ciento In the last 30 years, the number of electricity consumers has risen by 50 per cent Me esperaban una gran cantidad de recibos sin pagar A large number of bills were waiting for me NOTA: Hay que tener en cuenta que con number también podemos utilizar large y small, pero no big ni little. ► Hablando de dinero, cantidad se traduce por sum. Puede aparecer con large, small o huge: Los fabricantes gastan enormes cantidades de dinero en anunciar sus productos Manufacturers spend huge sums of money on advertising their products ► Una cantidad que se puede medir o contar se puede traducir por quantity. Puede ir acompañado de large o small: Quiero un kilo de patatas y la misma cantidad de manzanas I'd like a kilo of potatoes and the same quantity of apples Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small quantity Amount también es posible en el contexto de sustancias incontables: Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small amount ► Una cantidad específica, expresada numéricamente, se traduce por figure, que puede aparecer con los adjetivos high y low: Al final se decidieron por una cantidad de veinte mil libras Finally, they decided on a figure of twenty thousand pounds Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradame gustas cantidad — I like you a lot, I think you're really cool **
* * *IIIsabe cantidad — she/he knows a lot about everything
a) ( volumen) quantityb) ( suma de dinero) sum, amountc) (número, volumen impresionante)no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente/de comida que había — you wouldn't believe how many people there were/how much food there was
tiene amigos en cantidad — she has lots o loads of friends (colloq)
tenemos cantidad or cantidades — (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq)
cualquier cantidad de — (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
* * *= bulk, degree, figure, incidence, quantity, amount, count.Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.Ex. The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.Ex. Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.Ex. Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.----* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].* cantidad global = lump sum.* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.* comprar en cantidad = stock up.* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.* en cantidad = bulk.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.* poca cantidad = trickle.* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.* * *IIIsabe cantidad — she/he knows a lot about everything
a) ( volumen) quantityb) ( suma de dinero) sum, amountc) (número, volumen impresionante)no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente/de comida que había — you wouldn't believe how many people there were/how much food there was
tiene amigos en cantidad — she has lots o loads of friends (colloq)
tenemos cantidad or cantidades — (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq)
cualquier cantidad de — (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
* * *= bulk, degree, figure, incidence, quantity, amount, count.Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.Ex: Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.Ex: Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].* cantidad global = lump sum.* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.* comprar en cantidad = stock up.* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.* en cantidad = bulk.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.* poca cantidad = trickle.* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.* * *( fam):este suéter abriga cantidad this sweater is really warmme gustó el libro cantidad I really liked the book, I liked the book a lotcomimos cantidad we ate tons o loads ( colloq)A1 (volumen) quantityno ha calculado la cantidad de agua que se necesita he has not calculated how much water is needed, he has not calculated the quantity o amount of water that is needed2 (suma de dinero) sum, amountcantidad a abonar amount due3(número, volumen impresionante): había una cantidad de mosquitos impresionante there were an incredible number of mosquitoesno te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente que había you wouldn't believe how many people there weremira la cantidad de comida que hay look how much food there is, look at the amount of food there istiene amigos en cantidad she has lots o loads of friends ( colloq)compra chocolate en cantidades industriales ( fam); he buys loads of o massive quantities of o huge quantities of chocolate ( colloq)¿tenemos más folletos? — cantidad or cantidades ( fam); have we any more leaflets? — loads o tons ( colloq)B (de un sonido) length* * *
cantidad sustantivo femenino
d) ( volumen impresionante):
¡qué cantidad de gente/de comida había! there were so many people/there was so much food!;
tenemos cantidad or cantidades (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq);
cualquier cantidad de (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
cantidad
I sustantivo femenino
1 quantity
2 familiar (número o porción grande) lots of: tienes cantidad de libros, you have got thousands of books
3 (suma de dinero) amount, sum: puede fraccionar la cantidad a pagar, you can divide the payment
4 (cifra) figure
II adverbio familiar a lot: me duele la cabeza cantidad, my head aches terribly
♦ Locuciones: en cantidad, a lot
familiar cantidades industriales, loads, tons
' cantidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- alcanzar
- algo
- andar
- aproximada
- aproximado
- aumentar
- bárbara
- barbaridad
- bárbaro
- bestialidad
- burrada
- carga
- cien
- ciento
- colateral
- consignar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- diluvio
- disconforme
- disparate
- elevarse
- ser
- estimable
- exacta
- exacto
- exageración
- exagerada
- exagerado
- existente
- exorbitante
- fuerte
- gasto
- grande
- hasta
- importante
- indemnización
- inferior
- juntar
- kilo
- lágrima
- manta
- mar
- masa
- media
- menos
- miseria
English:
adequate
- allocation
- amount
- appreciable
- assess
- assessment
- awful
- bare
- by
- check
- commensurate
- dash
- decline
- double
- even
- fair
- fall off
- few
- flow
- generous
- gob
- growing
- host
- large
- less
- little
- measure
- measure out
- minus
- nominal
- number
- of
- pay in
- printing
- put away
- quantity
- rainfall
- readership
- respectable
- scoop
- sink
- small
- some
- sparingly
- sufficiency
- sum
- swell
- taste
- workload
- worth
* * *♦ nf1. [medida] quantity, amount;la cantidad de energía que se emite the amount of energy given off;¿qué cantidad de pasta hará falta? how much pasta will we need?2. [abundancia] abundance, large number;Famhabía cantidad de colegas míos allí there were lots of my colleagues there;en cantidad in abundance;Famprepararon comida en cantidades industriales they made food in industrial quantities3. [número] number;sumar dos cantidades to add two numbers o figures together4. [suma de dinero] sum (of money)♦ advEsp Fam really;me gusta cantidad I really like it a lot;corrimos cantidad we did a lot of running;me duele cantidad it really hurts* * *I f quantity, amount;había cantidad de there was (pl were) a lot of;en cantidad in large amounts;tenemos seda en cantidad we have lots of o plenty of silkII adv:es cantidad de barato it’s really cheap;nos divertimos cantidad we had a really great time* * *ese carro me costó cantidad: that car cost me plentycantidad nf1) : quantity2) : sum, amount (of money)había cantidad de niños en el parque: there were tons of kids in the park* * *cantidad1 adv a lotcantidad2 n2. (número) number3. (de dinero) sum / amountcantidad de lots / loads -
4 énormément
énormément [enɔʀmemɑ̃]adverb► énormément de [d'argent, eau, bruit] an enormous amount of* * *enɔʀmemɑ̃adverbe [manger, boire] a tremendous amount; [parler, changer] a great deal* * *enɔʀmemɑ̃ adv1) enormously, tremendously2)Il a énormément grossi. — He's got terribly fat.
* * *énormément adv [manger, boire] a tremendous ou an incredible amount; [parler, changer, apprendre] a great deal; il a énormément grossi/maigri he's put on/he's lost a tremendous ou an incredible amount of weight; ça s'est énormément construit there's been a tremendous amount of building; énormément de temps/travail a tremendous amount of time/work; énormément de gens/cigares a tremendous number of people/cigars; il y a énormément à faire/manger there's a tremendous amount to do/to eat, there's loads○ to do/to eat; il y a énormément à gagner there's a lot ou a great deal to be gained; ça compte énormément it's tremendously important; ça m'a énormément plu I liked it immensely; ça l'a énormément fatigué it made him tremendously tired; ça a énormément progressé it's come on a lot; il travaille énormément he works very hard, he does a tremendous amount of work; il gagne énormément he earns a fortune.[enɔrmemɑ̃] adverbes'amuser énormément to enjoy oneself immensely ou tremendouslyénormément de [argent, bruit] an enormous ou a huge ou a tremendous amount of -
5 Menge
f; -, -n1. quantity; amount2. (große Menge) lot (of); umg. lots (of); eine Menge Autos a lot (umg. lots) of cars; eine Menge zu essen a lot (umg. lots) to eat; ... in Mengen... in abundance, plenty of...; ... in großen Mengen... in large quantities, large quantities of...; stärker: vast amounts of...; Menschen etc.: a large number of..., crowds of...; jede Menge Geld oder Geld in rauen Mengen umg. piles ( oder stacks oder heaps) of money; Arbeit gibt es jede Menge there is any amount (oder umg. masses) of work4. MATH. set* * *die Menge(Anzahl) amount; quantum; store; lot; multitude; quantity;(Haufen) pile; heap;(Mathematik) set;(Menschenmenge) concourse; crowd;eine Mengea good many (Pron.); lots of (Pron.); plenty of (Pron.); a lot of (Pron.)* * *Mẹn|ge ['mɛŋə]f -, -n1) (= Quantum) amount, quantityin Mengen zu — in quantities of
eine Menge — a lot, lots (inf)
eine Menge Zeit/Häuser — a lot or lots (inf) of time/houses
jede Menge — masses pl (inf), loads pl (inf)
jede Menge Zeit/Geld — masses (inf) or loads (inf) of time/money
wir haben jede Menge getrunken — we drank an enormous amount, we drank a hell of a lot (inf)
es gab Wein jede Menge or jede Menge Wein — there was masses or loads of wine (inf)
See:→ rauin der Menge untertauchen — to disappear into the crowd
* * *die1) (a number of things made, delivered etc, all at one time: a batch of bread; The letters were sent out in batches.) batch2) (a large amount of: He's got bags of money.) bags of3) (a very large number of people or things.) host4) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) heap5) (a great number or crowd: a multitude of reasons; multitudes of people.) multitude6) (the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) quantity7) (a crowd: Throngs of people gathered to see the queen.) throng* * *Men·ge<-, -n>[ˈmɛŋə]f1. (bestimmtes Maß)eine gewisse \Menge enthalten to contain a certain amount [or quantity]eine große \Menge Kies/Wasser a large amount of gravel/waterin ausreichender [o genügender] \Menge in sufficient quantities2. (viel)eine \Menge Geld a lot of moneyeine \Menge zu sehen a lot to seeeine ganze \Menge Geld/Glück a large amount [or great deal] of money/luckin \Mengen plenty ofEissorten in \Mengen any amount of different sorts of ice cream4. (Menschenmenge) crowd5. MATH set* * *die; Menge, Mengen1) (Quantum) quantity; amountdie dreifache Menge — three times or triple the amount
2) (große Anzahl) large number; lot (coll.)eine Menge Leute — a lot or lots pl. of people (coll.)
er weiß eine [ganze] Menge — (ugs.) he knows [quite] a lot (coll.) or a great deal
sie bildet sich eine Menge ein — (ugs.) she is very conceited
jede Menge Arbeit/Alkohol — usw. (ugs.) masses pl. or loads pl. of work/alcohol etc. (coll.); s. auch rauh 1. 8)
3) (MenschenMenge) crowd; throng4) (Math.) set* * *1. quantity; amounteine Menge Autos a lot (umg lots) of cars;eine Menge zu essen a lot (umg lots) to eat;… in Mengen … in abundance, plenty of …;… in großen Mengen … in large quantities, large quantities of …; stärker: vast amounts of …; Menschen etc: a large number of …, crowds of …;Arbeit gibt es jede Menge there is any amount (oder umg masses) of work3. (Menschenmenge) crowd;mit der Menge laufen fig follow the crowd4. MATH set* * *die; Menge, Mengen1) (Quantum) quantity; amountdie dreifache Menge — three times or triple the amount
2) (große Anzahl) large number; lot (coll.)eine Menge Leute — a lot or lots pl. of people (coll.)
er weiß eine [ganze] Menge — (ugs.) he knows [quite] a lot (coll.) or a great deal
sie bildet sich eine Menge ein — (ugs.) she is very conceited
jede Menge Arbeit/Alkohol — usw. (ugs.) masses pl. or loads pl. of work/alcohol etc. (coll.); s. auch rauh 1. 8)
3) (MenschenMenge) crowd; throng4) (Math.) set* * *-n (Mathematik) f.set n. -n f.amount n.assemblage n.crowd n.heap n.host n.lot n.mass n.(§ pl.: masses)multitude n.plenty n.quantity n.quantum n.(§ pl.: quanta) -
6 maximum
maximum [maksimɔm]1. adjective2. masculine nounmaximum ; ( = peine) maximum sentence• au maximum de ses capacités [employé, sportif] stretched to one's limits ; [usine, chaîne hi-fi] at maximum capacity3. adverb* * *
1.
2.
nom masculin1) ( limite supérieure) maximumun prêt jusqu'à un maximum de... — a loan for a maximum amount of...
un maximum de 11 jours, 11 jours (au) maximum — eleven days at (the) most
au maximum — [travailler, développer] to the maximum; [réduire] as much as possible
détenir 20% du capital au maximum — to hold 20% of the capital at the outside ou at most
rouler au maximum — (colloq) to drive flat out (colloq)
atteindre son maximum — [bruit, inflation] to reach its peak; [douleur] to be at its worst
2) Météorologie3) (colloq) ( grande quantité)coûter le or un maximum — to cost a bundle (colloq)
obtenir le or un maximum — ( dans une transaction) to get the best possible deal
4) Droit maximum sentence* * *maksimɔm1. adj2. nmatteindre son maximum — to reach its peak, to peak
Le chômage a atteint son maximum en 1999. — Unemployment reached its peak in 1999., Unemployment peaked in 1999.
au maximum (= le plus possible) — to the full, (= au plus) at the most
Ça va vous coûter deux cents euros au maximum. — It'll cost you 200 euros at the most.
* * *A adj [température, rendement, vitesse, confort] maximum; 11 jours, c'est le délai maximum it will take 11 days at (the) most; cours maximum autorisé du DM DM's ceiling rate.B nm1 ( limite supérieure) maximum; contenir un maximum de deux grammes de sel par litre to contain a maximum of two grams of salt per litreGB; obtenir un prêt jusqu'à un maximum de… to obtain a loan for a maximum amount of…; un maximum de 11 jours, 11 jours (au) maximum eleven days at (the) most; 10 euros au grand maximum 10 euros at the very most; au maximum [travailler, développer] to the maximum; [réduire] as much as possible; détenir 20% du capital au maximum to hold no more than 20 per cent of the capital; rouler au maximum○ to drive flat out○; obtenir le maximum d'avantages to get as many advantages as possible; faire le maximum to do one's utmost; atteindre son maximum [bruit, forme, inflation] to reach its peak; [douleur] to be at its worst;2 Météo maximum (de température) maximum temperature;3 ○( grande quantité) manger le or un maximum to stuff○ oneself; le or un maximum de problèmes a lot of problems; faire un maximum de bruit to be as noisy as possible; gagner/coûter le or un maximum to make/cost a packet○ GB ou bundle○; obtenir le or un maximum ( dans une transaction) to get the best possible deal;4 Jur maximum sentence; requérir le maximum to recommend the maximum sentence.C un maximum loc adv a lot; travailler un maximum to work flat out○ ou a lot; fumer un maximum to smoke a lot, to smoke like a trooper○; s'ennuyer un maximum to be bored stiff○.vitesse maximum maximum ou top speed————————1. [le plus haut degré] maximumen rentrant, on a mis le chauffage au maximum when we got home, we turned the heating on full2. (familier) [en intensif]il y a eu un maximum de visiteurs le premier jour we had an enormous number of visitors the first daypour ça il faut un maximum d'organisation that sort of thing needs a huge amount of ou needs loads of organization3. [peine]————————[maksimɔm] adverbeat the most ou maximumil fait 3°C maximum the temperature is 3°C at the most ou at the maximum————————au maximum locution adverbiale1. [au plus] at the most ou maximum2. [le plus possible] -
7 stressen
umg.I v/t put under stress, give a hard time; die Arbeit stresst mich zurzeit auch my work’s really stressful ( oder getting to me) at the moment; stress mich nicht! don’t hassle me; ich bin gestresst I’m under a lot of pressure ( oder stärker: stress); er ist zurzeit ziemlich gestresst auch he’s got an awful lot on his plate at the momentII v/i umg. be stressful; weißt du, dass du stresst? do you know that you’re a strain ( oder hard work)?* * *strẹs|sen ['ʃtrɛsn]vtto put under stress* * *stres·sen[ˈʃtrɛsn̩]vt▪ jdn \stressen to put sb under stressbist du durch deine Arbeit gestresst? is your work putting you under stress?* * *transitives Verb (ugs.)* * *stressen umgA. v/t put under stress, give a hard time;die Arbeit stresst mich zurzeit auch my work’s really stressful ( oder getting to me) at the moment;stress mich nicht! don’t hassle me;ich bin gestresst I’m under a lot of pressure ( oder stärker: stress);er ist zurzeit ziemlich gestresst auch he’s got an awful lot on his plate at the momentB. v/i umg be stressful;weißt du, dass du stresst? do you know that you’re a strain ( oder hard work)?* * *transitives Verb (ugs.) -
8 gewaltig
I Adj.1. (ungeheuer) enormous, immense, stupendous; (riesig) gigantic; auch Gebiet, Anlage: huge, vast, tremendous umg., terrific umg.; Unterschied, Zahl: vast; Menge: auch huge; gewaltiger Irrtum big(, big) mistake; gewaltige Leistung tremendous feat ( oder achievement); gewaltige Lüge great big lie, Am. whopper; gewaltiger Unsinn utter nonsense; einen gewaltigen Eindruck hinterlassen make a big ( oder deep) impression ( bei on)2. Angst etc.: terrible, violent, intense; Hitze, Kälte: intense; Durst: tremendous; Sturm: violent, tremendous; gewaltigen Hunger / Durst haben be ravenous / parched3. (mächtig) powerful; die Gewaltigen the powerful; lit. the mighty; die Gewaltigen der Industrie etc.: the big names in industry etc.II Adv. enormously etc.; siehe I; sich gewaltig anstrengen make an enormous effort; er hat sich gewaltig geärgert he got terribly angry; das hat mich gewaltig geärgert it made me terribly angry; da irrst oder täuschst du dich aber ( ganz) gewaltig! you’re very much mistaken!* * *tremendous; mountainous; towering; whopping; formidable; grand; mammoth; mighty; powerful* * *ge|wạl|tig [gə'valtɪç]1. adj2) (= groß, riesig) colossal, immense; (= wuchtig auch) massive; Anblick tremendous; Stimme, Töne powerful; (inf = sehr groß) Unterschied, Hitze etc tremendous, colossal (inf); Summe huge3) (geh = mächtig) powerfuldie Gewaltigen der Erde — the mighty rulers of the world
2. advinf = sehr) enormouslysich gewaltig irren — to be very much mistaken, to be very wrong, to be way out (inf)
du musst dich gewaltig ändern — you'll have to change one hell of a lot (inf)
er hat sich gewaltig in meine Schwester verknallt — he's really got it bad for my sister (inf)
* * *1) (an extremely long time.) a month of Sundays2) (of great size or scale: a monumental achievement.) monumental3) (very great: a thundering idiot.) thundering4) (very large; very great: That required a tremendous effort; The response to our appeal was tremendous.) tremendous* * *ge·wal·tig[gəˈvaltɪç]I. adj1. (heftig) enormous, tremendousein \gewaltiger Orkan a violent [or severe] hurricaneeine \gewaltige Überschwemmung a raging flood2. (wuchtig) powerfulein \gewaltiger Anblick a tremendous sightein \gewaltiger Eindruck a profound [or strong] impressioneine \gewaltige Last a heavy load; (riesig) huge, tremendous, massive, colossal\gewaltige Bauwerke monumental structureseine \gewaltige Hitze intense [or extreme] heat no plein \gewaltiger Unterschied a huge [or substantial] differenceeine \gewaltige Veränderung a sweeping change* * *1.2) (imponierend) mighty, huge, massive < wall, pillar, building, rock>; monumental <literary work etc.>; mighty < spectacle of nature>3) (mächtig; auch fig.) powerful2.sich gewaltig irren/täuschen — be very much mistaken
* * *A. adj1. (ungeheuer) enormous, immense, stupendous; (riesig) gigantic; auch Gebiet, Anlage: huge, vast, tremendous umg, terrific umg; Unterschied, Zahl: vast; Menge: auch huge;gewaltiger Irrtum big(, big) mistake;gewaltige Leistung tremendous feat ( oder achievement);gewaltige Lüge great big lie, US whopper;gewaltiger Unsinn utter nonsense;bei on)2. Angst etc: terrible, violent, intense; Hitze, Kälte: intense; Durst: tremendous; Sturm: violent, tremendous;gewaltigen Hunger/Durst haben be ravenous/parched3. (mächtig) powerful;die Gewaltigen the powerful; liter the mighty;B. adv enormously etc; → A;sich gewaltig anstrengen make an enormous effort;er hat sich gewaltig geärgert he got terribly angry;das hat mich gewaltig geärgert it made me terribly angry;* * *1.2) (imponierend) mighty, huge, massive <wall, pillar, building, rock>; monumental <literary work etc.>; mighty < spectacle of nature>3) (mächtig; auch fig.) powerful2.sich gewaltig irren/täuschen — be very much mistaken
* * *adj.enormous adj.grand adj.huge adj.mighty adj.powerful adj.towering adj.tremendous adj.vast adj. adv.mountainously adv.toweringly adv.tremendously adv.vastly adv. -
9 bestia
adj.1 thick (ignorante).2 amazing (extraordinario).¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!3 beast.f.beast (animal).bestia de carga beast of burdenbestia negra bête noiref. & m.1 oaf (bruto).2 brute (ignorante).3 brute (violento).* * *1 (animal) beast► adjetivo1 (bruto) brutish3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing\a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amountsmala bestia nasty piece of work* * *noun f.* * *1. ADJ *1) (=bruto)ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again
no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *
los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble
poner a algn bestia Esp *** —
2)a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough
comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *
3) (=ignorante) thick *¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!
4) [con admiración, asombro]¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!
¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!
¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!
2.SMF * (=bruto)¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *
el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *
3.SF (Zool) beastbestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal
bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast
bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire
* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *A ( fam)1(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!2 (grosero) rudemira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyoneno seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!3(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her againel público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he doesconducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)beastbestia salvaje or feroz wild animalbestia de carga beast of burdenser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)Compuesto:bête-noireA1 ( fam)(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly2 (persona violenta) animal, bruteB (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition againeste bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)* * *
bestia adjetivo (fam)
b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adjFam1. [bruto]es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!3. [ignorante] thick;¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!4. [extraordinario] amazing;¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!5.a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt♦ nmfFam1. [bruto] oaf;yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car2. [ignorante] brute3. [violento] brute♦ nf[animal] beast; Fam bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire* * *I f beast;trabajar como una bestia work like a dogII m/f1 ( zopenco) fambrute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;ser un bestia be a brute2:conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman* * *bestia adj1) : ignorant, stupid2) : boorish, rudebestia nf: beast, animalbestia nmf1) ignorante: ignoramus2) : brute* * *bestia1 adj2. (grosero) rudebestia2 n1. (animal) beast / animal2. (persona) brute
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