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1 monumental
adj.1 famous for its monuments.2 monumental.* * *► adjetivo1 monumental* * *ADJ1) (=de monumentos)2) (=enorme) [esfuerzo, error, éxito] monumental; [atasco] enormous; [bronca, paliza] tremendous3) * (=excelente) tremendous *, terrific ** * *1) (Arquit)2) (fam) ( muy grande)a) ( en tamaño) huge, massiveb) ( en grado) monumental3) (fam) ( estupendo) fabulous (colloq)* * *= formidable, monumental, Herculean, huge, enormous, humongous [humungous], ginormous, Herculanian, gianormous.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.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. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.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. They have a ginormous share of the market!.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.----* tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.* * *1) (Arquit)2) (fam) ( muy grande)a) ( en tamaño) huge, massiveb) ( en grado) monumental3) (fam) ( estupendo) fabulous (colloq)* * *= formidable, monumental, Herculean, huge, enormous, humongous [humungous], ginormous, Herculanian, gianormous.Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.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: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.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: They have a ginormous share of the market!.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.* tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.* * *A ( Arquit):la riqueza monumental de la ciudad the wealth of monuments in the cityB ( fam) (muy grande)1 (en tamaño) huge, massiveuna cocina/un jardín monumental a huge kitchen/garden2 (en grado) monumentalun error/esfuerzo monumental a monumental error/effortme costó un trabajo monumental it took a tremendous amount of worktiene un cuerpo monumental she has a fabulous body* * *
monumental adjetivo (fam)
monumental adjetivo
1 (relativo al monumento) monumental
2 fam (muy grande) huge: se formó un lío monumental, they kicked up a huge fuss
' monumental' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestial
- faraónica
- faraónico
- garrafal
- mortal
- pancha
- pancho
English:
monumental
* * *monumental adjla ciudad contiene un espléndido conjunto monumental renacentista the city has a wonderful collection of Renaissance buildings2. [fracaso, éxito] monumental;agarró un enfado monumental he flew into an almighty rage;el concierto fue un aburrimiento monumental the concert was incredibly boring* * *adj monumental* * *monumental adj, fam1) : tremendous, terrific2) : massive, huge
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