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smash·ing

(smăsh′ĭng)

adj.

1. Serving to smash: a smashing blow to the head.

2. Informal Extraordinarily impressive or fine; wonderful: a smashing success.

smash′ing·ly adv.

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smashing

(ˈsmæʃɪŋ)

adj

informal chiefly Brit excellent or first-rate; wonderful: we had a smashing time.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

smash•ing

(ˈsmæʃ ɪŋ)

adj.

impressive or wonderful.

[1910–15]

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Noun	1.	smashing - the act of breaking something into small pieces shattering breaking, breakage, break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
Adj.	1.	smashing - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, groovy, keen, great, neat colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

smashing

adjective (Informal, chiefly Brit.) excellent, mean (slang), great (informal), wonderful, topping (Brit. slang), brilliant (informal), cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), superb, fantastic (informal), magnificent, fabulous (informal), first-class, marvellous, terrific (informal), sensational (informal), mega (slang), sovereign, awesome (slang), world-class, exhilarating, fab (informal, chiefly Brit.), super (informal), first-rate, def (slang), superlative, brill (informal), stupendous, out of this world (informal), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), jim-dandy (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) It was a smashing success.
bad, terrible, awful, average, disappointing, ordinary, boring, appalling, dull, disgusting, horrible, dreadful, rotten, crap (slang), sickening, hideous, disgraceful, dreary, vile, mediocre, abysmal, run-of-the-mill, uninspired, unexciting, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal)

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Translations

رائِع، باهِرهَائِل

bezvadnýfantastický

dødsmart

klasse toll

εξαίσιος

genial

loistava

écrabouillage épatant sensass super

odličan

stórkostlegur

fantastico favoloso

すばらしい

아주 뛰어난

jättebra

ดีเยี่ยม

harika şahane

xuất sắc

出色的棒极了

smashing

[ˈsmæʃɪŋ] ADJ → estupendo (Sp), bárbaro, macanudo (LAm)
that's a smashing idea → me parece una idea estupenda
we had a smashing time → lo pasamos estupendamente or de maravilla or (S. Cone) regio
isn't it smashing? → ¿es estupendo, no?

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

smashing

[ˈsmæʃɪŋ] adj → formidable
I think he's smashing → Je le trouve formidable.
We had a smashing time
BUT On s'est vraiment bien amusés.smash-up [ˈsmæʃʌp] n → accident m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

smashing

adj (esp Brit inf) → klasse inv, → Klasse pred, → dufte (all inf); isn’t it smashing! → unheimlich dufte! (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

smashing

[ˈsmæʃɪŋ] adj (fam) → formidabile
we had a smashing time → ci siamo divertiti come pazzi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

smash

(smӕʃ) verb

1. (sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined. The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.

2. to strike with great force; to crash. The car smashed into a lamp-post.

noun

1. (the sound of) a breakage; a crash. A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.

2. a strong blow. He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.

3. in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.

ˈsmashing adjective

marvellous; splendid. What a smashing idea!; a smashing new bike.

smash hit

a song, show etc that is a great success. This play was a smash hit in New York.

smashing

→ هَائِل fantastický dødsmart klasse εξαίσιος genial loistava super odličan fantastico すばらしい 아주 뛰어난 geweldig knusende fantastyczny excelente потрясающий jättebra ดีเยี่ยม harika xuất sắc 棒极了

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