enormous

enormous
adjective
1) enorm; riesig, gewaltig [Figur, Tier, Fluss, Wüste, Menge]; gewaltig, enorm [Veränderung, Unterschied, Liebe, Hass, Widerspruch, Größe, Ausgabe, Kraft]; ungeheuer [Mut, Charme, Problem]
2) (fat) ungeheuer dick
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[i'no:məs]
adjective
(very large: The new building is enormous; We had an enormous lunch.) ungeheuer
- academic.ru/24440/enormousness">enormousness
- enormity
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enor·mous
[ɪˈnɔ:məs, AM -ˈnɔ:r-]
adj enorm; size riesig; mountain gewaltig
\enormous crowd riesige [Menschen]menge
\enormous difficulties ungeheure Schwierigkeiten
\enormous luck riesiges [o enormes] Glück
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[ɪ'nɔːməs]
adj
object enorm, riesig; animal riesig; person (= fat) ungeheuer dick; (= tall) riesig groß; amount, success, profits, losses, range, choice riesig; number, quantity, variety, effort, relief ungeheuer; difference riesig, gewaltig

an enormous great thing (inf) — ein Riesending nt (inf)

she was wearing an enormous great ruby — sie trug einen riesig großen Rubin

he has enormous talent/an enormous talent for ... — er hat enorm viel Talent/ein enorm großes Talent für ...

enormous amounts or sums of money — Unsummen pl

an enormous amount of work — eine Unmenge Arbeit

an enormous amount of pain — ungeheure Schmerzen

it means an enormous amount to me — es bedeutet mir ungeheuer viel

an enormous number of, enormous numbers of — ungeheuer viele

he was a lovely lad with enormous potential — er war ein netter Junge, aus dem enorm viel hätte werden können

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enormous adj (adv enormously)
1. enorm, ungeheuer(lich), gewaltig, riesig
2. obs abscheulich
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adjective
1) enorm; riesig, gewaltig [Figur, Tier, Fluss, Wüste, Menge]; gewaltig, enorm [Veränderung, Unterschied, Liebe, Hass, Widerspruch, Größe, Ausgabe, Kraft]; ungeheuer [Mut, Charme, Problem]
2) (fat) ungeheuer dick
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adj.
enorm adj.
gewaltig adj.
riesig adj.
ungeheuer adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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