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terrific [təˈrɪfɪk]* * *[tə'rɪfɪk]1) ( huge) [amount, incentive, pleasure, size] énorme; [pain, heat, noise] épouvantable; [argument] violent; [speed] fou/folle; [accident, problem, shock, worry] terrible; [struggle] acharné2) (colloq) ( wonderful) formidableto look terrific — ( healthy) avoir l'air en pleine forme (colloq); ( attractive) être superbe
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terrific [tə'rɪfɪk](a) (extreme, intense → noise, crash) épouvantable, effroyable; (→ speed) fou (folle); (→ heat) terrible, épouvantable; (→ appetite) énorme, robuste;∎ these trees grow to a terrific height ces arbres atteignent une taille énorme;∎ it must have come as a terrific shock (to you) cela a dû vous faire un choc terrible∎ you look terrific in that dress cette robe te va super bien;∎ well, I think he's terrific eh bien moi, je le trouve super ou génial -
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1 ( huge) [amount, incentive, pleasure, size] énorme ; [pain, heat, noise] épouvantable ; [argument] violent ; [speed] fou/folle ; [accident, problem, shock, worry] terrible ; [struggle] acharné ;2 ○ ( wonderful) formidable ; to feel terrific se sentir en pleine forme ○ ; to look terrific ( healthy) avoir l'air en pleine forme ○ ; ( attractive) être superbe ; we had a terrific time on s'est vraiment bien amusé. -
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[tə'rɪfɪk]1) (huge) [amount, pleasure, size] enorme; [pain, heat] tremendo, terribile; [ noise] spaventoso; [ argument] acceso; [ speed] folle; [accident, problem, shock, worry] terribile; [ struggle] accanito2) colloq. (wonderful) formidabile, fantasticoto look terrific — (healthy) sembrare in ottima forma; (attractive) essere bellissimo, stupendo
* * *[tə'rifik]1) (marvellous; wonderful: a terrific party.) formidabile, eccezionale2) (very great, powerful etc: He gave the ball a terrific kick.) tremendo* * *terrific /təˈrɪfɪk/a.1 (fam.) tremendo; eccessivo; formidabile; eccezionale; straordinario: The heat was really terrific, c'era davvero un caldo tremendo2 (fam.) tremendo; stupendo; meraviglioso; fantastico; favoloso: a terrific party, una festa favolosa3 (fam.) ben fatto; ottimo; bravissimo: In the first half they were terrific, nel primo tempo sono stati bravissimi4 terribile; spaventoso● (fam.) terrific speed, velocità folleterrificallyavv.1 (fam.) terribilmente; tremendamente2 (fam.) molto, moltissimo* * *[tə'rɪfɪk]1) (huge) [amount, pleasure, size] enorme; [pain, heat] tremendo, terribile; [ noise] spaventoso; [ argument] acceso; [ speed] folle; [accident, problem, shock, worry] terribile; [ struggle] accanito2) colloq. (wonderful) formidabile, fantasticoto look terrific — (healthy) sembrare in ottima forma; (attractive) essere bellissimo, stupendo
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1) (marvellous; wonderful: a terrific party.) fantástico, maravilloso, fabuloso2) (very great, powerful etc: He gave the ball a terrific kick.) tremendoterrific adj estupendo / fantásticotr[tə'rɪfɪk]1 (wonderful) fabuloso,-a, estupendo,-a2 (huge) tremendo,-aterrific [tə'rɪfɪk] adj1) frightful: aterrador2) extraordinary: extraordinario, excepcional3) excellent: excelente, estupendoadj.• bestial adj.• bruto, -a adj.• estupendo, -a adj.• garrafal adj.• imponente adj.• macanudo, -a adj.• morrocotudo, -a adj.• sobado, -a adj.• terrorífico, -a adj.• tremendo, -a adj.tə'rɪfɪkb) ( very good) (colloq) <party/cook> estupendo, genial (fam), de miedo (fam); <idea/news/car> estupendo, bárbaro (fam), fantástico (fam)they had a terrific time — lo pasaron fenomenal or (Esp tb) pipa (fam)
(that's) terrific! — genial! (fam), fenomenal! (fam), chévere! (AmL exc CS fam)
[tǝ'rɪfɪk]ADJ1) (=very great) [explosion, problem, disappointment] tremendo, enorme; [pain, noise, heat] terrible, tremendo2) * (=excellent) [idea, news, person] genial *, estupendoterrific! — ¡genial!, ¡estupendo!
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you look terrific! — ¡estás guapísimo/a!•
terrific stuff! — ¡estupendo!, ¡fenomenal!* * *[tə'rɪfɪk]b) ( very good) (colloq) <party/cook> estupendo, genial (fam), de miedo (fam); <idea/news/car> estupendo, bárbaro (fam), fantástico (fam)they had a terrific time — lo pasaron fenomenal or (Esp tb) pipa (fam)
(that's) terrific! — genial! (fam), fenomenal! (fam), chévere! (AmL exc CS fam)
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adjective(coll.)2) (magnificent) sagenhaft (ugs.)be terrific at something — in etwas (Dat.) Spitze sein (ugs.)
a terrific singer — ein Spitzensänger/eine Spitzensängerin (ugs.)
* * *[tə'rifik]1) (marvellous; wonderful: a terrific party.) großartig2) (very great, powerful etc: He gave the ball a terrific kick.) fürchterlich* * *ter·rif·ic[təˈrɪfɪk]we had a \terrific time at the zoo es war einfach toll im Zoo2. (very great) gewaltig, ungeheuer, unglaublichat a \terrific speed mit einer ungeheuren Geschwindigkeit* * *[tə'rIfɪk]adjshame, nuisance, shock unheimlich (inf); person, success, idea, party also sagenhaft (inf), klasse inv (inf); speed, heat, strength, generosity unwahrscheinlich (inf)to look terrific (person) — klasse aussehen (inf)
* * *terrific [təˈrıfık] adj (adv terrifically)1. fürchterlich, furchtbar, schrecklich (alle auch fig umg)2. umg toll, fantastisch, gewaltig* * *adjective(coll.)1) (great, intense) irrsinnig (ugs.); Wahnsinns- (ugs.); unwahrscheinlich (ugs.)2) (magnificent) sagenhaft (ugs.)be terrific at something — in etwas (Dat.) Spitze sein (ugs.)
a terrific singer — ein Spitzensänger/eine Spitzensängerin (ugs.)
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7 terrific ter·rif·ic adj
[tə'rɪfɪk](fam: very good: performance, book, news) fantastico (-a), stupendo (-a), formidabile, eccezionale, (extreme: heat, speed, noise, anxiety) spaventoso (-a), (amount, scare) enorme, impressionanteFALSE FRIEND: terrific is not translated by the Italian word terrificante -
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(also wowee) inter!. пөөх!; хүүе ээ! \wow ! You look terrific! Хүүе! Чи чинь ёстой аймшитгтай харагдаж байх чинь! v. \wow sb (with sth) гайхал төрүүлэх, амы нь ангайлгах. He \wowed Broadway with a brilliant perfomance. Тэр гайхамшигт тоглолтоороо Бродвейгийнхны хайрыг булаасан юм. -
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[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) kølig2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) kold; fattet3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) kold; kølig4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) smart; lækker; checket; cool2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) blive kold; køle; afkøle2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) køle af3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) kulde; kølighed- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) kølig2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) kold; fattet3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) kold; kølig4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) smart; lækker; checket; cool2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) blive kold; køle; afkøle2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) køle af3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) kulde; kølighed- coolly- coolness
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1. adjective1) kühl; luftig [Kleidung]‘store in a cool place’ — "kühl aufbewahren"
2) (calm)play it cool — (coll.) ruhig bleiben; cool vorgehen (salopp)
he was cool, calm, and collected — er war ruhig und gelassen
3) (unemotional, unfriendly) kühl; (calmly audacious) kaltblütig2. nounKühle, die3. intransitive verbthe weather has cooled — es ist kühler geworden; (fig.)
4. transitive verbcool towards somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas das Interesse verlieren
kühlen; (from high temperature) abkühlen; (fig.) abkühlen [Leidenschaft, Raserei]cool one's heels — (fig.) lange warten
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/85718/cool_down">cool down- cool off* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) kühl2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) kühl3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) kühl2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) abkühlen3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) die Kühle- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *[ku:l]I. adjstore in a \cool and dry place kühl und trocken lagern3. colour kühlto keep a \cool head ( fig) einen kühlen Kopf bewahren\cool, calm and collected kühl, ruhig und besonnen5. (unfriendly) kühl, unterkühlta \cool reception/welcome ein kühler Empfangto give sb a \cool reception jdn kühl empfangento look \cool cool aussehen sla \cool amount eine ganz schöne Summea \cool £100,000 (at least) mindestens 100.000 Pfund9.1. (cold)to sit/stay in the \cool im Kühlen sitzen/bleibenin the \cool of the evening/night in der Abendkühle/Kühle der Nachtto lose one's \cool die [o seine] Ruhe verlieren, sich akk aufregenIV. vito let sth \cool to room temperature etw auf Zimmertemperatur abkühlen lassen2. (die down) nachlassenV. vt1. (make cold)[just] \cool it! reg dich ab! famjust \cool it everyone, fighting won't solve anything ganz ruhig bleiben! ein Streit bringt überhaupt nichts* * *[kuːl]1. adj (+er)1) water, weather, drink kühl; clothes luftig, leichtserve cool — kalt or ( gut) gekühlt servieren
it's nice to slip into something cool — es ist angenehm, in etwas Luftiges or Leichtes schlüpfen zu können
"keep in a cool place" — "kühl aufbewahren"
to keep cool, to keep a cool head — einen kühlen Kopf behalten
keep cool! — reg dich nicht auf!, (nur) ruhig Blut!
as cool as you please — mit kühler Gelassenheit, in aller Seelenruhe
that was very cool of him — da hat er sich ein starkes Stück geleistet
a cool customer (inf) — ein cooler Typ (inf)
4) (= unenthusiastic, unfriendly) greeting, reception, look kühlto be cool to( wards) sb — sich jdm gegenüber kühl verhalten
she decided to play it cool — sie entschied sich, ganz auf kühl zu machen
5) colour kaltto act cool — sich cool geben (sl)
to look cool — cool aussehen (sl)
2. n2) (inf)keep your cool! — reg dich nicht auf!, immer mit der Ruhe!
3. vt2) (inf)abkühlen; (anger) verrauchen, sich legen; (enthusiasm, interest) nachlassentell those guys to cool it — sag den Typen, sie sollen keinen Ärger machen (inf)
* * *cool [kuːl]A adj (adv coolly)1. kühl, frisch:get cool sich abkühlen;2. kühl(end), Kühle ausstrahlend:a cool dress ein leichtes Kleid3. kühl(end), erfrischend4. fieberfrei5. ruhig, beherrscht, gelassen:6. kühl, gleichgültig, lau7. kühl, kalt, abweisend:a cool reception ein kühler Empfang8. unverschämt, unverfroren, frech:9. fig umg glatt, rund:a cool thousand dollars glatte oder die Kleinigkeit von tausend Dollar10. kalt (Farben)11. umg cool umg, leidenschaftslos, nüchtern-sachlichB s1. Kühle f, Frische f (der Luft):in the cool of the evening in der Abendkühle2. kühler Ort3. kühle Tageszeit4. umg (Selbst)Beherrschung f:C v/tcool a liquid eine Flüssigkeit abkühlen lassen;2. (ab)kühlen, erfrischenD v/ilet one’s soup cool seine Suppe abkühlen lassen2. cool down ( oder off) fig sich beruhigen, sich abregen umg (Person), sich legen (Begeisterung etc), sich abkühlen (Beziehung etc):her feelings for him have cooled off ihre Gefühle für ihn sind erkaltet* * *1. adjective1) kühl; luftig [Kleidung]‘store in a cool place’ — "kühl aufbewahren"
2) (calm)he kept or stayed cool — er blieb ruhig od. bewahrte die Ruhe
play it cool — (coll.) ruhig bleiben; cool vorgehen (salopp)
he was cool, calm, and collected — er war ruhig und gelassen
3) (unemotional, unfriendly) kühl; (calmly audacious) kaltblütig2. nounKühle, die3. intransitive verbthe weather has cooled — es ist kühler geworden; (fig.)
4. transitive verbcool towards somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas das Interesse verlieren
kühlen; (from high temperature) abkühlen; (fig.) abkühlen [Leidenschaft, Raserei]cool one's heels — (fig.) lange warten
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adjective* * *[fæn'tæstik]1) (unbelievable and like a fantasy: She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke!) Phantasie-...* * *fan·tas·tic[fænˈtæstɪk]we had an absolutely \fantastic time on holiday unsere Ferien waren total super slthey've won a prize? \fantastic! sie haben etwas gewonnen? toll!I've just had a \fantastic idea! ich habe eine Superidee! fama \fantastic opportunity eine einzigartige Gelegenheitto look \fantastic person umwerfend aussehendto take a \fantastic effort to do sth unwahrscheinlich viel Mühe kosten, etw zu tun3. (not real, strange) Fantasie-\fantastic animal Fabeltier nt\fantastic figure/image Fantasiegestalt f/Fantasiebild ntby the most \fantastic coincidence durch absoluten Zufalla \fantastic plan ein absurder Plan* * *[fn'tstɪk]1. interj (inf)fantastisch!, toll! (inf)you're pregnant? fantastic! — du bist schwanger? (das ist ja) toll! (inf)
2. adj1) (inf: wonderful) fantastisch, toll (inf)it was a fantastic success — es war ein Riesenerfolg
to look fantastic — fantastisch or fabelhaft aussehen
a fantastic amount of, fantastic amounts of — unwahrscheinlich or wahnsinnig viel (inf)
at a fantastic speed — unwahrscheinlich or wahnsinnig schnell (inf)
3) (= fantastical, exotic) creature fantastisch, phantastischSee:→ academic.ru/76670/trip">tripfantastic though that may seem — so unglaublich das auch scheinen mag
* * *fantastic [fænˈtæstık] adj (adv fantastically) fantastisch:a) auf Fantasie beruhend, unwirklichb) absurd, aus der Luft gegriffenc) verstiegen, überspanntd) umg toll, großartig* * *adjective1) (grotesque, quaint) bizarr; (fanciful) fantastisch2) (coll.): (excellent, extraordinary) fantastisch (ugs.)* * *adj.fantastisch adj.phantastisch adj. -
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1) (unbelievable and like a fantasy: She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke!) fantástico2) (wonderful; very good: You look fantastic!) fantásticofantastic adj fantástico / maravillosotr[fæn'tæstɪk]1 fantástico,-afantastic [fæn'tæstɪk] adj1) unbelievable: fantástico, increíble, extraño2) enormous: fabuloso, inmensofantastic sums: sumas fabulosas3) wonderful: estupendo, fantástico, bárbaro fam, macanudo fam♦ fantastically [-tɪkli] advadj.• fantástico, -a adj.• quimérico, -a adj.fæn'tæstɪk1)a) ( wonderful) (colloq) fantástico, estupendob) ( enormous) fabuloso, fantástico2)a) ( incredible) < story> absurdo, increíbleb) ( unrealistic) < plan> descabellado3) ( based on fantasy) < literature> fantástico[fæn'tæstɪk]ADJ1) * (=fabulous, terrific) [person, achievement, opportunity, news] fantástico, estupendo, regio (LAm) *, macanudo (S. Cone) *, chévere (Col, Ven) *it's fantastic to see you again! — ¡qué alegría verte de nuevo!
you look fantastic! — (=healthy) ¡qué buen aspecto tienes!; (=attractive) ¡qué guapo estás!
2) * (=huge) [amount, profit, speed] increíble3) (=exotic) [creature, world] fantástico; [shapes, images] extraño4) (=improbable) [story, idea] fantástico* * *[fæn'tæstɪk]1)a) ( wonderful) (colloq) fantástico, estupendob) ( enormous) fabuloso, fantástico2)a) ( incredible) < story> absurdo, increíbleb) ( unrealistic) < plan> descabellado3) ( based on fantasy) < literature> fantástico -
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ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo•- greatly- greatness
great adj1. gran / grande2. gran / importante3. estupendo / fenomenalyou look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!tr[greɪt]1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no great shakes no ser gran cosato go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popathe Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coralgreat circle círculo máximoGreat Dane gran danés nombre masculinothe Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundialgreat ['greɪt] adj1) large: grandea great mountain: una montaña grandea great crowd: una gran muchedumbre2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grandegreat pain: gran dolor3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguidoa great poet: un gran poeta4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabulosoto have a great time: pasarlo en grande5)a great while : mucho tiempoadj.• enorme adj.• garrafal adj.• gran adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.• largo, -a adj.• magno, -a adj.• mucho, -a adj.• pistonudo, -a adj.• principal adj.• solemne adj.• vasto, -a adj.
I greɪt1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)[ɡreɪt]1. ADJ(compar greater) (superl greatest)1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme•
I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré muchoa great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo
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great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!
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you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *•
a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razóna great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos
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it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no viniesesit's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...
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great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresosgun 1., 1)•
great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande•
the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado•
one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande•
she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles4) (with names)Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande
5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande•
she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro•
she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedadeshe's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *
6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *
you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *
it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *
"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *
(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!
wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?
camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *
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she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien•
he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol•
to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *•
she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *•
the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo7) (Bot, Zool) grande2. EXCL1) * (=excellent)(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!
2) iro(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!
if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú
3.ADVgreat big * — grandísimo
4.N (=person) grande mfthe great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas
5.CPDgreat ape N — antropoide mf
the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino
the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor
Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f
GREAT, BIG, LARGEGreat Dane N — gran danés m
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large* * *
I [greɪt]1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
II
noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
III
adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam) -
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ku:l
1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) tranquilo, calmado, sereno, relajado3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frío, seco4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) guay, ¡qué pasada!
2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) enfriar(se)2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) calmar(se)
3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) fresco, relente- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool
cool1 adj1. fresco2. tranquilodon't get excited; keep cool no te pongas nervioso; tranquilocool2 n frescor / frescuracool3 vb enfriarlet your coffee cool a bit before you drink it deja que el café se enfríe un poco antes de tomártelotr[kʊːl]1 (weather, breeze, clothes) fresco,-a; (drink) fresco,-a, frío,-a2 (unfriendly, reserved) frío,-a3 (calm) tranquilo,-a, sereno,-a■ keep cool! ¡tranquilo!■ cool, man! ¡guay, tío!5 (self-confident) impasible1 (of weather etc) fresco, frescor nombre masculino2 (calmness) calma1 (air, room) refrescar, refrigerar; (drink, food, engine) enfriar1 (air, room) refrigerarse; (drink, food, engine) enfriarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa cool customer un,-a fresco,-aas cool as a cucumber fresco,-a como una lechugacool it! ¡calma!, ¡tranquilo,-a!to keep one's cool mantener la calmato lose one's cool perder la calmato play it cool tomarse las cosas con calmacool bag / cool box nevera portátilcool ['ku:l] vt: refrescar, enfriarcool vi1) : refrescarse, enfriarsethe pie is cooling: el pastel se está enfriando2) : calmarse, tranquilizarsehis anger cooled: su ira se calmócool adj1) : fresco, fríocool weather: tiempo fresco2) calm: tranquilo, sereno3) aloof: frío, distantecool n1) : fresco mthe cool of the evening: el fresco de la tarde2) composure: calma f, serenidad fadj.• fresco, -a adj.• frío, -a adj.• indiferente adj.• sereno, -a adj.• tranquilo, -a adj.n.• fresco s.m.• frescor s.m.v.• enfriar v.• moderar v.• refrescar v.• refrigerar v.• resfriar v.cool*adj.• chido, -a* adj.kuːl
I
adjective -er, -estit's cool outside — hace or está fresco (a)fuera
2) (reserved, hostile) <reception/behavior> fríoto be cool TO o TOWARD somebody — estar* frío con alguien
3)a) ( calm) sereno, tranquilokeep cool! — tranquilo!, no te pongas nervioso
cool, calm and collected — (set phrase) tranquilo y sereno
to play it cool — (colloq) tomarse las cosas con calma
b) ( unperturbed) impasible4) (sl) (trendy, laid-back)5) ( with numbers) (colloq)
II
1) ( low temperature)in the cool of the evening — por la tarde cuando está or hace fresco
2) u ( composure) calma fto keep/lose one's cool — mantener*/perder* la calma
III
1.
transitive verb \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerar; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriar*to cool somebody's temper — apaciguar* a alguien
to cool it — (colloq)
cool it, you two! we don't want any fights in here — ya está bien, que aquí no queremos peleas
cool it! he's watching us! — (AmE) disimula, que nos está mirando
2.
vi \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerarse; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriarse*to cool TOWARD somebody/something — (AmE) perder* el entusiasmo por alguien/algo
Phrasal Verbs:- cool off[kuːl]1. ADJ(compar cooler) (superl coolest)1) (=not hot) [air, room, skin, drink] frescoit's getting or turning cooler — está empezando a refrescar
it's nice and cool in here — aquí dentro hace fresquito or se está fresquito
it helps you to keep cool — [food, drink] refresca; [clothing, fan] ayuda a mantenerse fresco
2) (=light, comfortable) [dress, fabric] fresco3) (=pale) [colour, shade, blue] fresco4) (=calm) [person, manner, action, tone] serenohis cool handling of the situation — el aplomo con el que or la sangre fría con la que manejó la situación
cool, calm and collected — tranquilo y con dominio de sí mismo
to keep or stay cool — no perder la calma
keep cool! — ¡tranquilo!
to play it cool * — tomárselo con calma, hacer como si nada
did you see the cool way he asked me to do it? — ¿viste la frescura con la que me pidió que lo hiciese?
he's a cool customer * — es un fresco, es un caradura
we paid a cool £200,000 for that house * — pagamos la friolera de 200.000 libras por esa casa
- be as cool as a cucumber6) (=distant, unenthusiastic) [person, response] fríoa cool welcome or reception — un recibimiento frío
relations were cool but polite — la relación era fría or distante pero correcta
to be cool towards or with sb — mostrarse frío con algn, tratar a algn con frialdad
7) ** (=trendy, stylish) [object, person] guay (Sp) **hey, (that's really) cool! — ¡ala, qué guay! **, ¡ala, cómo mola! (Sp) **
8) ** (=acceptable)don't worry, it's cool — tranqui, no pasa nada *
he's cool — es un tipo legal (Sp) *
2. N1) (=low temperature) frescor m2) (=calm)to keep/lose one's cool * — no perder/perder la calma
3. VT1) [+ brow, room] refrescar; [+ engine] refrigerar; [+ hot food or drink] dejar enfriar; [+ wine, soft drink] poner a enfriar- cool one's heels2) (=dampen) [+ emotions, feelings] enfriarcool it! * — ¡tranquilo!
4. VIthe room had cooled considerably — la habitación estaba mucho más fresca, ahora hacía bastante más fresco en la habitación
2) (=abate) [feeling, emotion] enfriarse5.CPD- cool off* * *[kuːl]
I
adjective -er, -estit's cool outside — hace or está fresco (a)fuera
2) (reserved, hostile) <reception/behavior> fríoto be cool TO o TOWARD somebody — estar* frío con alguien
3)a) ( calm) sereno, tranquilokeep cool! — tranquilo!, no te pongas nervioso
cool, calm and collected — (set phrase) tranquilo y sereno
to play it cool — (colloq) tomarse las cosas con calma
b) ( unperturbed) impasible4) (sl) (trendy, laid-back)5) ( with numbers) (colloq)
II
1) ( low temperature)in the cool of the evening — por la tarde cuando está or hace fresco
2) u ( composure) calma fto keep/lose one's cool — mantener*/perder* la calma
III
1.
transitive verb \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerar; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriar*to cool somebody's temper — apaciguar* a alguien
to cool it — (colloq)
cool it, you two! we don't want any fights in here — ya está bien, que aquí no queremos peleas
cool it! he's watching us! — (AmE) disimula, que nos está mirando
2.
vi \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerarse; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriarse*to cool TOWARD somebody/something — (AmE) perder* el entusiasmo por alguien/algo
Phrasal Verbs:- cool off -
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adjective1) sagenhaft; Fabel[tier, -wesen]* * *['fæbjuləs]1) (wonderful: a fabulous idea.) fabelhaft* * *fabu·lous[ˈfæbjələs]\fabulous prizes sagenhafte Preiseto look absolutely \fabulous einfach fabelhaft aussehen fam\fabulous beast Fabeltier nt\fabulous creature Fabelwesen nt* * *['fbjʊləs]adjsagenhaft (inf); (inf = wonderful also) toll (inf), fabelhaft* * *fabulous adj (adv fabulously)1. sagenhaft, der Sage angehörend:2. a) fabelhaft (außergewöhnlich):fabulous wealth sagen- oder märchenhafter Reichtumb) umg fabelhaft, toll (Party etc)* * *adjective1) sagenhaft; Fabel[tier, -wesen]* * *adj.märchenhaft adj.sagenhaft adj. -
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ku:l 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) kjølig, sval2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) rolig, fattet, kald og rolig3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) kjølig, uvennlig4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) kul, tøff2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) (av)kjøle(s), kjølne2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) kjølne, avta3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) kjølighet- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's coolkjøle--------kjølig--------svalIsubst. \/kuːl\/1) svalhet, kjølighet, kjølig luft2) svalt sted, kjølig sted3) ( hverdagslig) fatning4) ( hverdagslig) sofistikasjon, stilighet5) ( hverdagslig) distanse, fravær av engasjement\/interessekeep one's cool ( hverdagslig) holde hodet kaldt, bevare fatningenlose one's cool ( hverdagslig) miste hodetIIverb \/kuːl\/1) svale, gjøre sval, virke svalende, avkjøle2) svales, bli sval, bli kjølig, kjølne, dempes, avta3) roe, roe ned, dempe iveren til, dempe entusiasmen til4) (amer., slang) drepe, myrdebli kjølig, kjølne, avtacool it! (amer., slang) ta det rolig!cool one's heels sitte og venteIIIadj. \/kuːl\/1) sval, kjølig, avkjølt, (som virker) kjølende2) ( om farge) kald3) frekk, usjenert• your brother is a cool customer!4) kjølig, distansert, uberørt, fattet, rolig, kaldsindig, tøff, følelseskald5) uengasjert, uten entusiasme6) ( spesielt om penger) kjapp, full (uten å overdrive)7) (spesielt amer., slang) heftig, kul, bra, topp, stilig, tøff8) (musikk, om jazz) cool, avslappetcool as a cucumber ( slang) rolig, helt kulcool, calm, and collected rolig og fattetkeep a cool head holde hodet kaldt, bevare fatningenIVadv. \/kuːl\/bare i uttrykkplay it cool ( hverdagslig) ta det rolig, ha is i magen -
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[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) svalur2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) rólegur, kaldur3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) fálegur, kuldalegur4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) kæla2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) minnka3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) svali- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool -
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szenvtelen, dögös, hűvös, kerek (összeg), hűvösség to cool: hűsít, hűl, hűt, lehűl, lehűt* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) hűvös2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) higgadt3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) közömbös4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) szuper, állati jó2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) (le)hűt2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) csillapodik3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) hűvösség- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool -
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[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frio4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) arrefecer2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) esfriar3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) friagem- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *[ku:l] n 1 frescura, fresca, frescor. 2 lugar fresco. let’s sit in the cool! / vamos nos sentar num lugar fresco! 3 falta de entusiasmo, indiferença. 4 pose, compostura. • vt+vi 1 esfriar, resfriar, refrigerar. 2 resfriar-se, ficar frio. 3 acalmar(-se), moderar(-se). • adj 1 frio. 2 fresco. keep in a cool place! / guarde em lugar fresco! 3 calmo, tranqüilo, impassível, moderado, ponderado. 4 indiferente, apático. 5 arrojado, impudente, afrontoso. 6 sl excelente, "legal". • adv de modo distanciado, sem envolvimento. cool as a cucumber fig frio, de sangue-frio, calmo. keep your breath to cool your porridge! poupe sua saliva, porque suas palavras não estão surtindo efeito! they cooled their heels fig ficaram esperando. to cool down acalmar-se. -
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adj. serin, soğuk; soğukkanlı; klas, harika; küstah; abartısız, tamı tamına, uygun————————interj. çok iyi, mükemmel, harika————————n. serinlik, serin yer; soğukkanlılık————————v. serinletmek, soğutmak, serinlemek; yatışmak* * *1. soğut (v.) 2. serin (adj.)* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) serin2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) sakin, soğukkanlı3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) soğuk4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) mükemmel, şahane2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) serinle(t)mek2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) yatışmak, sakinleşmek3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) serinlik- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool
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