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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfantastico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fanˈtastiko
"Abbiamo passato una serata fantastica."
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2 senses- 1
Excellent, wonderful, or extremely impressive.
"We had a smashing time at the seaside party."
- 1
Present participle of smash; breaking violently into pieces.
"The wave came crashing and smashing against the wooden pier."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'smash', which likely originates from a blend of Scandinavian roots (such as Old Norse 'smella' meaning to smack) and Middle English 'mash'. The adjectival sense developed in British slang during the mid-19th century, originally meaning overwhelmingly impressive or excellent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smashing" is said worldwide
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formidable
Transliteration: fɔʁ.mi.dabl
"Nous avons passé une formidable soirée."
fabelhaft
Transliteration: ˈfaːbl̩haft
"Wir hatten eine fabelhafte Zeit dort."
fantastico
Transliteration: fanˈtastiko
"Abbiamo passato una serata fantastica."
estupendo
Transliteration: estuˈpendo
"Pasamos un tiempo estupendo en la playa."
magnífico
Transliteration: maɡˈnifiku
"Tivemos um dia magnífico na praia."
शानदार
Transliteration: shaandaar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमने पार्टी में शानदार समय बिताया।"
极好的
Transliteration: jí hǎo de
Script: 中文汉字
"我们在聚会上度过了极好的一段时光。"
멋진
Transliteration: meotjin
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 파티에서 멋진 시간을 보냈습니다."
素晴らしい
Transliteration: subarashii
Script: 日本語
"私たちはパーティーで素晴らしい時間を過ごしました。"
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