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1 marvellous
* * *GB, marvelous US ['mɑːvələs] adjective [weather, holiday] merveilleux/-euse -
2 marvellous
marvellous GB, marvelous US adj [weather, holiday etc] merveilleux/-euse ; but that's marvellous! mais c'est formidable! ; it's marvellous that he was able to come c'est formidable qu'il ait pu venir. -
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(amazing) merveilleux, extraordinaire; (miraculous) miraculeux -
4 marvellous
1) (wonderful: The Alps are a marvellous sight.) merveilleux2) (very good in some way; excellent: a marvellous idea.) formidable -
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glorious [ˈglɔ:rɪəs]a. ( = beautiful) magnifique* * *['glɔːrɪəs]1) ( marvellous) gen magnifique; [holiday, outing] merveilleux/-euse2) ( illustrious) glorieux/-ieuse -
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just [dʒʌst]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = exactly) juste, exactement• he's just like his father (physically) c'est le portrait de son père ; (in behaviour) il est comme son père• just what are you implying? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire au juste ?• just over there là(, tout près)c. ( = at this or that moment) we're just off nous partons à l'instant• I'm just coming! j'arrive !• it's okay, I was just leaving ce n'est pas grave, je partais• are you leaving? -- not just yet tu pars ? -- pas tout de suite• just as we arrived it began to rain juste au moment où nous arrivions, il s'est mis à pleuvoire. ( = barely) I'll just catch the train if I hurry j'aurai tout juste le temps d'attraper le train si je me dépêchef. ( = slightly) juste• just over £10 un peu plus de 10 livres• just under £10 un peu moins de 10 livresg. ( = conceivably) it may just be possible ce n'est pas totalement excluh. ( = merely) justei. ( = simply) (tout) simplement• it was just marvellous! c'était absolument merveilleux !• she's just amazing! elle est tout simplement stupéfiante !• that's just stupid! c'est complètement stupide• I just can't imagine what's happened to him je n'arrive tout simplement pas à comprendre ce qui a pu lui arriver• I can't find £1,000 just like that je ne peux pas trouver 1 000 livres comme çaj. ( = specially) spécialementk. (in imagination) I can just hear the roars of laughter j'entends déjà les rires (que ça provoquerait)l. (in commands, requests, threats) just wait here a minute attends une minute ici• just look at that! regarde-moi ça ! (inf)• just you dare! (inf) essaie un peu pour voir !m. (in rejoinders) that's just it!• that's just the point! justement !• yes, but just the same... oui, mais tout de même...► just about ( = approximately) à peu près• have you finished? -- just about avez-vous fini ? -- presque► to be just about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch• just as I thought! c'est bien ce que je pensais !• I wasn't expecting much, which was just as well je ne m'attendais pas à grand-chose, heureusement► just in case• I'm taking a sleeping bag, just in case j'emmène un sac de couchage, au cas où► just now ( = a short time ago) à l'instant• I'm busy just now ( = at the moment) je suis occupé (pour l'instant)2. adjective* * *I 1. [dʒʌst]1) ( very recently)2) ( immediately) juste3) ( slightly) ( with quantities) un peu; ( indicating location or position) justejust over/under 20 kg — un peu plus/moins de 20 kg
4) (only, merely) juste5) ( purposely) exprès6) ( barely) tout juste7) ( simply) tout simplementjust tell the truth — dis la vérité, tout simplement
‘just a moment’ — ‘un instant’
8) (exactly, precisely) exactementit's just like him/you to forget — c'est bien de lui/toi d'oublier
9) (possibly, conceivably)it might ou could just be true — il se peut que ce soit vrai
10) ( at this or that very moment)11) (positively, totally) vraiment12) ( easily)13) ( with imperatives) doncjust think, you could have been hurt! — mais tu te rends compte? tu aurais pu être blessé!
14) ( in requests)15) ( for emphasis in responses)‘that film was dreadful’ - ‘wasn't it just!’ — ‘ce film était absolument nul!’ - ‘ah, ça oui!’
16) ( equally)2.just as big/well as... — aussi grand/bien que...
just about adverbial phrase presquejust about cooked/finished — presque cuit/fini
3. 4.it's just about the most boring film I've seen — c'est sans doute le film le plus ennuyeux que j'aie vu
just as conjunctional phrase juste au moment où••II [dʒʌst]1) ( fair) [person, society, decision, cause, comment, war] juste; [action, complaint, demand] justifié; [anger, claim, criticism, suspicion] légitime2) ( exact) [account, calculation] juste, exact3) Law [claim] fondé; [title, request] valable -
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8 sensational
sensational [senˈseɪ∫ənl]a. [event] sensationnelb. [film, novel, newspaper] à sensationc. ( = marvellous) (inf) sensationnel━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word sensationnel has a double n and ends in -el instead of -al.* * *[sen'seɪʃənl]1) gen, péj sensationnel/-ellesensational story/article — histoire f/article m à sensation pej
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9 tremendous
tremendous [trəˈmendəs]a. ( = great, enormous) énorme ; [help, support, achievement, opportunity] extraordinaire ; [storm, heat, explosion] terrible ; [speed] fou ( folle f) ; [victory] foudroyant* * *[trɪ'mendəs]1) ( great) [effort, improvement, amount] énorme; [pleasure] immense; [storm, explosion] violent; [success] fou/folle (colloq)2) (colloq) ( marvellous) formidable (colloq) -
10 invention
[-ʃən]1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) invention2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) invention -
11 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) juste2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) juste3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) juste•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exactement2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) tout aussi3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) venir de4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) sur le point de, en train de5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) à l'instant (oû)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) (tout) juste7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) juste, rien que8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) donc, (tout) simplement9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolument•- just now - just then -
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1. noun(something or someone astonishing or wonderful: the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.) merveille2. verb((often with at) to feel astonishment or wonder (at): They marvelled at the fantastic sight.) s'émerveiller (de)- marvellously -
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(being shown or exhibited: There's a marvellous collection of prints on view at the gallery.) exposé -
14 smashing
adjective (marvellous; splendid: What a smashing idea!; a smashing new bike.) épatant -
15 stunning
adjective (marvellous: a stunning dress.) sensationnel -
16 terrific
[tə'rifik]1) (marvellous; wonderful: a terrific party.) formidable2) (very great, powerful etc: He gave the ball a terrific kick.) terrible -
17 work wonders
(to produce marvellous results: These pills have worked wonders on my rheumatism.) faire des miracles -
18 glorious
1 ( marvellous) [sight, view, weather, colour] magnifique ; [holiday, outing] merveilleux/-euse ; we had a glorious day! nous avons passé une journée formidable! ;2 ( illustrious) [exploit, reign, revolution, victory] glorieux/-ieuse ; -
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1 (great, intense) [effort, improvement, contrast] énorme ; [pleasure] immense ; [storm, blow, explosion] violent ; [speed, success] fou/folle ○ ; a tremendous amount of sth une énorme quantité de qch ; it costs a tremendous amount ça coûte un prix fou ;2 ○ ( marvellous) formidable ○. -
20 fabulous
fabulous ['fæbjʊləs](a) (astounding) fabuleux, incroyable;∎ fabulous wealth une fortune fabuleuse ou incroyable∎ we had a fabulous time on s'est amusés comme des fous;∎ it's fabulous! c'est super!(c) (mythical → beast, character, city) fabuleux
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См. также в других словарях:
marvellous — adj. Marvelous. Syn: improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marvellous — see MARVELOUS (Cf. marvelous) … Etymology dictionary
marvellous — is the spelling in BrE, but marvelous is more usual in AmE … Modern English usage
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marvellous — (BrE) (AmE marvelous) adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ really ▪ This is really marvellous news! … Collocations dictionary
marvellous — BrE, marvelous AmE adjective extremely good, enjoyable, or impressive etc: How was your holiday? Marvellous! | It sounds like a marvellous idea. | It s marvelous what they can do with plastic surgery these days. marvellously adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
marvellous — /ˈmavələs / (say mahvuhluhs) adjective 1. such as to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary. 2. excellent; superb. 3. improbable or incredible (often used absolutely in the phrase the marvellous). –phrase 4. marvellous to relate, (a parenthetic …