magnificent

magnificent
adjective
1) (stately, sumptuously constructed or adorned) prächtig; prachtvoll; (sumptuous) prunkvoll; grandios, großartig [Pracht, Herrlichkeit, Anblick]; (beautiful) herrlich [Garten, Umgebung, Kleidung, Vorhang, Kunstwerk, Wetter, Gestalt]; (lavish) üppig [Freigebigkeit, Mahl]
2) (coll.): (fine, excellent) fabelhaft (ugs.)
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[məɡ'nifisnt]
adjective
(great and splendid: a magnificent costume; a magnificent performance.) großartig
- academic.ru/88935/magnificently">magnificently
- magnificence
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mag·nifi·cent
[mægˈnɪfɪsənt]
adj house, wine, concert wunderbar, großartig; food, buffet hervorragend, ausgezeichnet
to look \magnificent wunderschön aussehen
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[mg'nIfIsənt]
adj
1) (= wonderful, excellent) großartig; food, meal hervorragend, ausgezeichnet

he has done a magnificent job — er hat das ganz hervorragend gemacht

a magnificent folly — eine Torheit grandiosen Ausmaßes

2) (= of splendid appearance) prachtvoll, prächtig
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magnificent [mæɡˈnıfısnt] adj (adv magnificently)
1. großartig, prächtig, prachtvoll, herrlich (alle auch fig umg fabelhaft)
2. groß(artig), erhaben
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adjective
1) (stately, sumptuously constructed or adorned) prächtig; prachtvoll; (sumptuous) prunkvoll; grandios, großartig [Pracht, Herrlichkeit, Anblick]; (beautiful) herrlich [Garten, Umgebung, Kleidung, Vorhang, Kunstwerk, Wetter, Gestalt]; (lavish) üppig [Freigebigkeit, Mahl]
2) (coll.): (fine, excellent) fabelhaft (ugs.)
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adj.
großartig adj.
herrlich adj.
prächtig adj.

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