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1 disappointment
noun Her disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife.) decepcióndisappointment n decepcióntr[dɪsə'pɔɪntmənt]1 (state, emotion) desilusión nombre femenino, decepción nombre femenino; (person, thing) decepción nombre femenino, chascodisappointment [.dɪsə'pɔɪntmənt] n: decepción f, desilusión f, chasco mn.• camelo s.m.• chasco s.m.• contratiempo s.m.• decepción s.f.• desengaño s.m.• desilusión s.f.• malogro s.m.• mosca s.f.• sofocación s.f.'dɪsə'pɔɪntmənta) u ( emotion) desilusión f, decepción fb) c ( letdown) decepción f, chasco m[ˌdɪsǝ'pɔɪntmǝnt]N1) (=feeling) decepción f, desilusión fto our disappointment — para nuestra decepción, para nuestra gran desilusión
reserve your place now to avoid disappointment — haga ahora su reserva para no llevarse una desilusión
2) (=cause of regret)the holiday was such a disappointment! — ¡las vacaciones fueron una decepción tan grande!, ¡las vacaciones fueron tan decepcionantes!
disappointments in love — desengaños mpl amorosos
* * *['dɪsə'pɔɪntmənt]a) u ( emotion) desilusión f, decepción fb) c ( letdown) decepción f, chasco m -
2 tremendous
trə'mendəs(very large; very great: That required a tremendous effort; The response to our appeal was tremendous.) tremendo, enormetremendous adj1. tremendo / enorme2. fantástico / estupendotr[trɪ'mendəs]1 (huge) tremendo,-a, inmenso,-atremendous [trɪ'mɛndəs] adj: tremendo♦ tremendously advadj.• formidable adj.• fulminante adj.• imponente adj.• mayúscula adj.• tremendo, -a adj.trɪ'mendəsa) (great, huge) <difference/disappointment> tremendo, enorme; <speed/success> tremendo; <explosion/blow> terrible, tremendoshe was a tremendous help — me (or nos etc) ayudó muchísimo
b) ( very good) formidablewe had a tremendous time — lo pasamos estupendo or fantástico
[trǝ'mendǝs]ADJ1) (=huge) [pressure, success, explosion, problem] tremendo, enormeit cost a tremendous amount of money — costó muchísimo dinero, costó una enorme or tremenda cantidad de dinero
you've been a tremendous help — me has ayudado enormemente or muchísimo
tremendous progress has been made — se ha progresado enormemente or muchísimo
at (a) tremendous speed — a una velocidad increíble or tremenda
2) (=wonderful) [person, goal, performance, achievement] formidable, extraordinario; [opportunity] tremendo, estupendothe food is tremendous — la comida está estupenda or riquísima
she has done a tremendous job — ha hecho un trabajo formidable or magnífico or estupendo
* * *[trɪ'mendəs]a) (great, huge) <difference/disappointment> tremendo, enorme; <speed/success> tremendo; <explosion/blow> terrible, tremendoshe was a tremendous help — me (or nos etc) ayudó muchísimo
b) ( very good) formidablewe had a tremendous time — lo pasamos estupendo or fantástico
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3 terrific
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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