Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - formidable
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Formidable
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~ adj 1 a formidable person etc is one that you feel respect for because they are very powerful, or impressive (With her management skills and his marketing expertise, they make a formidable combination. | The Pentium machines have formidable processing power.) 2 difficult to deal with and needing a lot of effort or skill (The rally is a formidable test of both car and driver. | formidable problem/task) (the formidable task of creating a new filing system) - formidably adv
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If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. We have a formidable task ahead of us... Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music... ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin formidabilis, from formidare to fear, from formido terror, bogey; akin to Greek mormo bogey Date: 15th century 1. causing fear, dread, or apprehension a ~ prospect 2. having qualities that discourage approach or attack 3. tending to inspire awe or wonder ; impressive • formidability noun • ~ness noun • formidably adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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disp. adj. 1 inspiring fear or dread. 2 inspiring respect or awe. 3 likely to be hard to overcome, resist, or deal with. Derivatives formidableness n. formidably adv. Etymology: F formidable or L formidabilis f. formidare fear ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. страшный, грозный formidable appearance —- устрашающая внешность 2. труднопреодолимый; очень трудный formidable task —- невероятно трудная задача 3. огромный, внушительный formidable army —- сильная армия; огромная армия a formidable pile of letters —- огромная пачка писем a formidable helping of pudding —- внушительная порция пудинга ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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task грандиозная задача FORMIDABLE adj. 1) страшный, грозный 2) громадный, огромный, труднопреодолимый - formidable task 3) значительный, внушительный - formidable personality FORMIDABLE personality важная персона ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1450, from M.Fr. formidable, from L. formidabilis, from formidare "to fear," from formido "terror, dread." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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