Polyglot Dictionary

colossal

/koloˈsaw/

adjective C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. colossal

    • Foi um erro colossal.

      It was a colossal mistake.

Similar words

grande

Close — colossal is an intensified form of "big."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

colosal

colosal is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "colossal."

Practice

1 What does colossal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi um erro ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches colossal?

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