- tremendo
- adj.1 tremendous, extraordinary, huge, colossal.2 great, royal.3 terrible, naughty.4 crushing, large.* * *tremendo► adjetivo1 (terrible) terrible, dreadful, frightful2 (muy grande) huge, enormous, tremendous3 (travieso) terrible\FRASEOLOGÍAtomarse algo por la tremenda figurado to make a great fuss about something* * *(f. - tremenda)adj.1) tremendous2) terrible* * *ADJ1) * (=grandísimo) tremendous
hay unas diferencias tremendas entre los dos — there are tremendous differences between the two of them
le dio una paliza tremenda — he gave him a tremendous beating
un error tremendo — a terrible mistake
me llevé un disgusto tremendo — I was terribly upset
una roca tremenda de alta — a terrifically high rock *
2) (=terrible) terrible, horrifichemos presenciado escenas tremendas — we witnessed terrible o horrific scenes
3) * (=divertido)es tremendo, ¿eh? — he's something else, isn't he? *
4) * (=travieso)esta niña es tremenda — this girl is a (little) terror
* * *-da adjetivo1) (terrible) terrible, dreadfulse hallan en una situación tremenda — they're in a terrible o dreadful situation
la película tiene unas escenas tremendas — the film has some horrific scenes
tiene (un) tremendo chichón — (AmL) he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his head
me dio (una) tremenda patada — (AmL) he kicked me really hard
2) (fam) (travieso) terrible, naughty; (desobediente) disobedient, terrible* * *= daunting, formidable, phenomenal, terrific, tremendous, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of the highest order, awesome.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.Ex. However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.* * *-da adjetivo1) (terrible) terrible, dreadfulse hallan en una situación tremenda — they're in a terrible o dreadful situation
la película tiene unas escenas tremendas — the film has some horrific scenes
tiene (un) tremendo chichón — (AmL) he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his head
me dio (una) tremenda patada — (AmL) he kicked me really hard
2) (fam) (travieso) terrible, naughty; (desobediente) disobedient, terrible* * *= daunting, formidable, phenomenal, terrific, tremendous, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of the highest order, awesome.Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.* * *tremendo -daadjectiveA (terrible) terrible, dreadfulse hallan en una situación tremenda they're in a terrible o dreadful situationla película tiene unas escenas tremendas the film has some horrific scenestiene (un) tremendo chichón (AmL); he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his headme dio (una) tremenda patada (AmL); he kicked me really hardB (fam) (travieso) terrible, naughty; (desobediente) disobedient, terrible* * *
tremendo◊ -da adjetivo
1a) (muy grande, extraordinario) ‹diferencia/cambio› tremendous, enormous;
‹velocidad/éxito› tremendous;
‹chichón› huge;◊ hace un frío tremendo it's incredibly cold! (colloq);
me dio (una) tremenda patada he kicked me really hardb) (terrible) ‹ruido/dolor/situación› terrible;◊ la película tiene unas escenas tremendas (AmL) the film has some horrific scenes
2 (fam) ‹persona› terrible
tremendo,-a adjetivo
1 (muy grande, excesivo) tremendous
2 (terrible) terrible
3 (el colmo) limit: tu marido es tremendo, siempre se olvida de los cumpleaños, your husband is the limit, he always forgets birthdays
'tremendo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochinche
- bufido
- cabreo
- golpe
- patinazo
- tremenda
- disgusto
English:
almighty
- awful
- baking
- carry-on
- exert
- formidable
- terrific
- to-do
- tremendous
- unearthly
- ungodly
- uproar
- fearsome
- havoc
- stupendous
* * *tremendo, -a adj1. [enorme] tremendous, enormous;una caída/un éxito tremendo a tremendous o huge fall/success;se llevó un disgusto tremendo he was terribly upset2. [horrible] terrible;un espectáculo tremendo a terrible o horrific sight;tengo un dolor de cabeza tremendo I've got a terrible headache3. [enfadado]ponerse tremendo to get very angry4. [increíble]¡ese niño es tremendo! that boy is a handful!;cuando se enfada es tremendo he's really scary when he gets angry5. Fam [atractivo]estar tremendo to be hot o Br fit* * *tremendoadj1 susto, imagen awful, dreadful2 éxito, alegría tremendous* * *tremendo, -da adj1) : tremendous, enormous2) : terrible, dreadful3) fam : great, super* * *tremendo adj1. (terrible) terribleun crimen tremendo a terrible crime2. (enorme) tremendousuna cantidad tremenda a tremendous quantitytengo unas ganas tremendas de irme a Inglaterra I'm really looking forward to going to Englandhace un frío tremendo it's absolutely freezing
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.