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monumental
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monumental(
moh
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noo
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mehn
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tahl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (great)
a. monumental
Asumimos la tarea monumental de limpiar el río.We undertook the monumental task of cleaning the river.
b. tremendous
Los voluntarios hicieron un esfuerzo monumental para llevar comida a las zonas rurales pobres.The volunteers made an enormous effort to bring food to the poor rural areas.
c. enormous
Mi padre gastó una cantidad monumental de dinero en palos de golf.My father spent an enormous amount of money in golf clubs.
d. huge
El dictador hizo erigir una estatua monumental de su figura en la plaza principal.The dictator had a huge statue of himself erected in the main square.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Budapest es una ciudad monumental. También es hermosa durante la noche.Budapest is full of monuments. It looks beautiful at night too.
Era una ciudad monumental hasta que los bárbaros la saquearon y quemaron.It was a city famous for its monuments until the barbarians plundered and burned it.
3. (colloquial) (impressive)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. awesome (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡El nuevo juego de Call of Duty es monumental! Tienes que jugarlo.The new Call of Duty game is awesome! You should play it.
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