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formidable

[ˈfɔːmɪdəbəl]

adjetivo

1terrible (opponent, difficulty); formidable (performance, talent)

formidable [for-mi-da-bol]

adjetivo

1Formidable, pavoroso, terrible, tremendo.

formidable [ˈfɔːmɪdəbl]

adjective

[+person] formidable

...her formidable grandmother Somehow this small but formidable woman made her way through the immense crowd ...the formidable Gordon, the team's top scorer

[+opponent] temible

He faced a formidable opponent in the new Labour leader He had earned the reputation of being a formidable opponent

[+task, challenge, obstacle] tremendo; impresionante; [+reputation, team, combination, talents] formidable; extraordinario

There is a formidable barrier of barbed wire and minefields along the country's international borders we have a formidable task ahead of us No one is willing to take on the formidable task of changing the whole structure He may, however, face a formidable challenge from his rival ..struggling nations face formidable obstacles in their development He gathered together a formidable team of geographers, cartographers, master mariners and astronomers Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music ...what a formidable combination this orchestra and conductor made Kenneth Branagh's formidable talents include acting, writing and directing

he has a formidable temper tiene un genio tremendo; she was a formidable woman era una mujer formidable que imponía;or

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