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1 monstrueux
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2 monstrueux
monstrueux, -euse [mɔ̃stʀyø, øz]adjectiveb. ( = abominable) [guerre, massacre] horrendous ; [crime] monstrousc. ( = gigantesque) [erreur, bruit] (inf) horrendous* * *- euse mɔ̃stʀyø, øz adjectif1) ( choquant) monstrous2) ( hideux) hideous3) ( énorme) colossal* * *mɔ̃stʀyø, øz adj (-euse)* * *monstrueux, - euse adj1 ( choquant) [idée, crime, personne, cruauté, ingratitude] monstrous;2 ( hideux) hideous; il est d'une laideur monstrueuse he's hideously ugly;( féminin monstrueuse) [mɔ̃stryø, øz] adjectifun être monstrueux, une créature monstrueuse a freakun crime monstrueux a heinous ou monstrous crimeune monstrueuse erreur an awful ou a dreadful mistake -
3 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! -
4 monstrueusement
monstrueusement [mɔ̃stʀyøzmɑ̃]adverb* * *mɔ̃stʀyøzmɑ̃adverbe lit, fig [riche, bête, intelligent] horrendously* * *mɔ̃stʀyøzmɑ̃ adv* * *monstrueusement adv lit, fig [riche, bête, intelligent] horrendously; il est monstrueusement gros he's a monstrous size.[mɔ̃stryøzmɑ̃] adverbe -
5 monstruosité
mɔ̃stʀyozite1) ( de crime) monstrousness3) ( difformité) deformity* * *mɔ̃stʀyozite nf* * *monstruosité nf1 (de crime, conduite) monstrousness;2 ( acte) atrocity; ( objet) monstrosity; commettre des monstruosités to commit atrocities; dire des monstruosités to say preposterous things; cette calomnie est une monstruosité this is a monstrous slander;[mɔ̃stryozite] nom féminin1. [difformité] deformity2. [acte, crime] monstrositycommettre/dire des monstruosités to do/to say the most terrible things
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