vast [vɑːst] adjetivovasto(a) (area); inmenso(a) (majority, number)
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vast [vast]adjetivoVasto, extenso, extendido, dilatado; inmenso, muy numeroso, grande o crecido, enorme (great).
sustantivoInmensidad, espacio vasto.
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vast [vɑːst]
adjective
vaster (comparative)vastest (superlative) [+building, quantity, organization] enorme; inmenso We need to find a realistic solution, rather than pour vast quantities of money into these industries The analysis of her vast amount of data was clearly a problem The vast building is very difficult to maintain He was responsible for running a vast organization ...a vast army of reporters and cameramen
[+area] vasto; extenso The rains had destroyed a vast area of crops ...Afrikaner farmers who own vast stretches of land ...a land marked with vast lakes and mighty rivers
[+range, selection] enorme; amplísimo they sell a vast range of products it was difficult to choose from the vast selection of wines on offer
[+knowledge, experience] vasto he has vast knowledge of the subject matter she has vast experience of this type of situation vast quantities of money
at vast expense gastando enormes cantidades de dinero
...the roads that they're building at vast expense
it's a vast improvement on his previous work es muchísimo mejor que su trabajo anterior
The flat was a vast improvement on her last one
the vast majority (of people) la inmensa mayoría (de la gente)
The vast majority, 20,812, are ethnic Germans The vast majority of people seeking asylum there are not genuine refugees The vast majority of lead contamination comes from car exhausts
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