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• formidable — adjective 1 a formidable person etc is one that you feel respect for because they are very powerful, or impressive: With her management skills and his marketing expertise, they make a formidable combination. | The Pentium machines have formidable …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• formidable — for|mi|da|ble [ˈfo:mıdəbəl, fəˈmıd US ˈfo:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: formidabilis, from formido fear ] 1.) very powerful or impressive, and often frightening ▪ The building is grey, formidable, not at all picturesque. ▪ The new… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• task — task1 W1S2 [ta:sk US tæsk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca tax or service to be done for a ruler , from taxare to tax ] 1.) a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• formidable, impressive — Each of these words means arousing feelings of admiration, superior, exceptional : This candidate is a formidable (or impressive) opponent. You are asking me to undertake an impressive (or formidable) task. Formidable has the additional meaning… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• formidable — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)mɪdəb(ə)l, fə(r)mɪ̱d [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. We have a formidable task ahead of us... Marsalis… …   English dictionary

• formidable — for|mi|da|ble [ fɔrmıdəbl, fər mıdəbl ] adjective very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with: Meeting the energy demands of a big city is a formidable task. The company has built up a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• formidable — adjective 1) a formidable curved dagger Syn: intimidating, forbidding, daunting, disturbing, alarming, frightening, disquieting, brooding, awesome, fearsome, ominous, foreboding, sinister, menacing, threatening, dangerous …   Thesaurus of popular words

• formidable — UK [ˈfɔː(r)mɪdəb(ə)l] / UK [fə(r)ˈmɪdəb(ə)l] / US [ˈfɔrmɪdəb(ə)l] / US [fərˈmɪdəb(ə)l] adjective very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with Meeting the energy demands of a big city is …   English dictionary

• formidable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ The task looks formidable. ▪ remain ▪ find sth ▪ Men found …   Collocations dictionary

• task — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awesome, challenging, daunting, enormous, formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth (esp. BrE), massive …   Collocations dictionary

• task — I UK [tɑːsk] / US [tæsk] noun [countable] Word forms task : singular task plural tasks *** something that you have to do, often something that is difficult or unpleasant My first real task was to prepare for the meeting. routine/daily tasks… …   English dictionary