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tremendo

terrible

adjective treh-MEN-doh Rare

Also means

tremendous

Usage Note

Tremendo originally meant 'causing trembling' (from tremare, to tremble) but in modern Italian it is used colloquially both for something very bad (un caldo tremendo, a terrible heat) and hyperbolically for something very intense or impressive. Context determines the register. The adverb is tremendamente.

Examples

"Fa un caldo tremendo oggi."

Natural Translation

It is terribly hot today.

Literal Translation

It-makes a heat tremendous today.

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