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1 walloping
tr['wɒləpɪŋ]1 familiar (very big) enorme, colosaladj.• grandote adj.['wɒlǝpɪŋ]1.Nto give sb a walloping — dar una paliza a algn, zurrar a algn *
2.ADJ enorme, colosal3.ADV -
2 walloping
adj.enorme, colosal, de tamaño muy grande.adv.a walloping great pay rise una subida de sueldo de aquí te espero (español de España), un aumento de sueldo que para qué te cuento (Am)2 inmensamente.ger.gerundio del verbo WALLOP. -
3 thorough
1) ((of a person) very careful; attending to every detail: a thorough worker.) cuidadoso, minucioso; concienzudo2) ((of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc: His work is very thorough.) minucioso3) (complete; absolute: a thorough waste of time.) completo, absoluto•- thoroughness
- thoroughfare
thorough adj minucioso / a fondotr['ɵʌrə]1 (deep) profundo,-a, a fondo2 (careful) cuidadoso,-a, minucioso,-a3 (person) concienzudo,-a4 (utter, complete) total, verdadero,-athorough ['ɵəro:] adj1) conscientious: concienzudo, meticuloso2) complete: absoluto, completo♦ thoroughly advadj.• cabal adj.• completo, -a adj.• concienzudo, -a adj.• cuidadoso, -a adj.• detenido, -a adj.• minucioso, -a adj.'θɜːrəʊ, 'θʌrəa) ( conscientious) < person> concienzudo, cuidadoso; <search/investigation> meticuloso, riguroso; <wash/clean> a fondo; < knowledge> sólidoa thorough waste of time — una total or absoluta pérdida de tiempo
['θʌrǝ]ADJ1) (=complete) [examination, search, investigation] riguroso, minucioso; [training] riguroso, a fondo; [knowledge, understanding] profundo, sólidoto give sth a thorough clean/wash — limpiar/lavar algo bien or a fondo
the room needed a thorough clean — la habitación necesitaba una buena limpieza or una limpieza a fondo
2) (=meticulous) [person, teacher] concienzudo, meticulosoto be thorough in doing sth — hacer algo a conciencia, ser meticuloso a la hora de hacer algo
3) (as intensifier) (=complete, total)to make a thorough nuisance of o.s. — dar la lata a base de bien *
* * *['θɜːrəʊ, 'θʌrə]a) ( conscientious) < person> concienzudo, cuidadoso; <search/investigation> meticuloso, riguroso; <wash/clean> a fondo; < knowledge> sólidoa thorough waste of time — una total or absoluta pérdida de tiempo
См. также в других словарях:
walloping — [wäl′əpiŋ] Informal adj. [prp. of WALLOP] 1. impressively large; enormous 2. extraordinary n. 1. a thrashing or beating 2. a crushing defeat adv. extraordinarily … English World dictionary
walloping — wal|lop|ing1 [ˈwɔləpıŋ US ˈwa: ] n spoken give sb/get a walloping to hit someone hard several times as a punishment walloping 2 walloping2 adj [only before noun] BrE spoken very big walloping great/big ▪ a walloping great house … Dictionary of contemporary English
walloping — 1 noun spoken give sb/get a walloping to hit someone repeatedly as a punishment 2 adjective (only before noun) walloping great/big spoken very big: a walloping great house in the country … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
walloping — I UK [ˈwɒləpɪŋ] / US [ˈwɑləpɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms walloping : singular walloping plural wallopings informal an occasion when someone hits another person a lot My aunt threatened to give me a walloping! II UK [ˈwɒləpɪŋ] / US [ˈwɑləpɪŋ]… … English dictionary
walloping — wal|lop|ing1 [ waləpıŋ ] noun count INFORMAL an occasion when someone hits another person a lot: My aunt threatened to give me a walloping! walloping wal|lop|ing 2 [ waləpıŋ ] adjective SPOKEN very big … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Walloping — Wallop Wal lop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Walloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Walloping}.] [Probably fr. AS. weallan to spring up, to boil or bubble. [root]147. See {Well}, n. & v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
walloping — /wol euh ping/, Informal. n. 1. a sound beating or thrashing. 2. a thorough defeat. adj. 3. impressively big or good; whopping. adv. 4. extremely; immensely: We ran up a walloping big bill. [1350 1400; ME; see WALLOP, ING1, ING2] * * * … Universalium
walloping — 1. adjective a) whopping, large in size b) of exceptional, impressive quality 2. noun a) A series of wallops (blows.) For forgetting to pick up the package again, my boss gave a walloping. b) … Wiktionary
walloping — /ˈwɒləpɪŋ/ (say woluhping) Colloquial –noun 1. a sound beating or thrashing. 2. a thorough defeat. –adjective 3. of large size; whopping: *For a sinner, even a sinner poised on the brink of committing her first really walloping sin, Peronel had… …
walloping — adjective Date: 1823 1. large, whopping 2. exceptionally fine or impressive ; smashing … New Collegiate Dictionary
walloping — Synonyms and related words: banging, bumping, colossal, dressing down, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, hiding, immense, larruping, lathering, leathering, licking, mammoth, monster, paddling, prodigious, slapping, spanking, tanning,… … Moby Thesaurus