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barbaridad

barbaridad
feminine noun
1. cruelty (cualidad)
2. stupid thing (disparate)
  • ¡qué barbaridad! -> that's ridiculous!
3. (montón)
  • una barbaridad (de) -> tons (of)
  • se gastó una barbaridad -> she spent a fortune

barbaridad [bar-bah-re-dahd’]
noun
1. Barbarity, barbarism, cruelty. (f)
  • Es capaz de hacer cualquier barbaridad -> he's capable of doing something terrible
2. Rashness, temerity. (f)
3. Rudeness, want of culture. (f)
4. Barbarous expression or action. (f)
5. (fig.) ¡Que barbaridad! (f)
6. A huge amount, loads, tons. (f)
  • Había una barbaridad de gente -> there were an awful lot of people
7. Una barbaridad, a lot; lots. (f)
  • Me quiere una barbaridad -> he's terribly fond of me
, how awful!

"barbaridad" in the Answers forum

Q: barbaridad ?
A: It's simply a way of indicating (in print) what is fairly common in some regions / for some people of "relaxed pronunciation. It's similar to writing…
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