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* * *[te'mibile]aggettivo [persona, potenza] formidable, redoubtable; [arma, nemico, male] dreadful, fearful, lethal* * *temibile/te'mibile/[persona, potenza] formidable, redoubtable; [arma, nemico, male] dreadful, fearful, lethal; un avversario temibile an opponent to be feared.
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opponent — op|po|nent W3 [əˈpəunənt US əˈpou ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of opponere; OPPOSE] 1.) someone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, or argument ▪ Graf s opponent in today s final will be Sukova.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
formidable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ The task looks formidable. ▪ remain ▪ find sth ▪ Men found … Collocations dictionary
formidable — for•mi•da•ble [[t]ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl[/t]] or, sometimes, [[t]fərˈmɪd ə [/t]] adj. 1) causing fear or apprehension: a formidable opponent[/ex] 2) of discouraging or awesome size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem[/ex] 3) arousing… … From formal English to slang
formidable — formidableness, formidability, n. formidably, adv. /fawr mi deuh beuhl/, adj. 1. causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent. 2. of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem. 3.… … Universalium
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 — 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
opponent — noun (C) 1 someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition, game, fight, or argument: Tyson knocked his opponent out in the first round. | Rumpole was a formidable opponent in court. 2 someone who disagrees with a plan, idea etc, and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
formidable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. appalling, tremendous; arduous, Herculean. See fear, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inspiring fear or apprehension] Syn. fearful, forbidding, intimidating, impregnable; see dangerous 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
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opponent — n. 1) a formidable, strong; weak opponent 2) (ironical) my worthy opponent * * * [ə pəʊnənt] strong weak opponent (ironical) my worthy opponent a formidable … Combinatory dictionary
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