stunner

stunner(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

1. (extraordinary thing)

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Man, look at that boat! What a stunner!¡Guau, mira ese barco! ¡Qué maravilla!

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(attractive person)

a. la mamacita

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Jimmy's sister is a stunner.La hermana de Jimmy es una mamacita.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Did you see that girl? - Yeah! She was a stunner.¿Viste a esa chica? - ¡Sí! Era despampanante.

The girl who's moved into the apartment upstairs is a total stunner.La chica que se instaló en el apartamento de arriba está buenísima.

3. (incredible turn of events)

a. lo asombroso

The stunner is when Luke finds out that Darth Vader is really his father.Lo asombroso es cuando Luke se entera de que Darth Vader realmente es su padre.

stunner

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)

a. el bombón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(person)

the goal was a stunnerfue un golazo

stunner [ˈstʌnəʳ]

noun

(person) persona (f) maravillosa; (thing) cosa (f) estupenda (informal)

she's a real stunner está buenísima or como un tren (informal); es una mujer despampanante (informal); the picture is a stunner el cuadro es maravilloso

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