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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescolosal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: colosal
"El proyecto fue un éxito colosal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Very great in size, extent, or degree; enormous.
"The company made a colossal mistake in their marketing strategy."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'colosseus', from 'colossus' (a statue of giant proportions), ultimately from Greek 'kolossos'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "colossal" is said worldwide
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colossal
Transliteration: colossal
"Il a commis une erreur colossale."
kolossal
Transliteration: kolossal
"Sie hatten einen kolossalen Erfolg."
colossale
Transliteration: colossale
"Hanno speso una cifra colossale."
colosal
Transliteration: colosal
"El proyecto fue un éxito colosal."
colossal
Transliteration: colossal
"Eles enfrentam um desafio colossal."
विशाल
Transliteration: vishal
"यह एक विशाल इमारत है।"
巨大的
Transliteration: jùdà de
"他们取得巨大的成功。"
거대한
Transliteration: geodaehan
"그들은 거대한 실수를 저질렀다."
途タ方ない
Transliteration: todamonai
Script: 途方もない
"彼は途方もない富を築いた。"
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