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formidable

formidable

adjective fohr-mee-DAH-bleh Rare

Also means

tremendous

Usage Note

Formidable in Spanish leans positive — it is commonly used as an enthusiastic 'great!' or 'fantastic!', especially in Spain. This differs from English 'formidable' which usually implies something fearsome or hard to deal with. ¡Formidable! as an exclamation is a direct compliment, closer to 'brilliant!' than 'intimidating'.

Examples

"El concierto fue formidable."

Natural Translation

The concert was tremendous.

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