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famous [ˈfeɪməs] adj
1. known to or recognized by many people; renowned 2. Informal excellent; splendid 3. Archaic of ill repute [from Latin fāmōsus; see fame] famousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
famous adjective well-known, celebrated, acclaimed, notable, noted, excellent, signal, honoured, remarkable, distinguished, prominent, glorious, legendary, renowned, eminent, conspicuous, illustrious, much-publicized, lionized, far-famed England's most famous landscape artist, John Constable forgotten, unknown, obscure, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, unexceptional, uncelebrated Translations famous [ˈfeɪməs] ADJ → famoso, célebre (for por) (hum) → dichoso famous last words! → ¡para qué habré dicho nada!, ¡me hubiera callado mejor!(LAm) famous [ˈfeɪməs] adj (= well-known) [person, actor, writer, place, landmark, book, film] → célèbre to be famous for sth [person, place] → être célèbre pour qch (= excellent) a famous victory → une formidable victoire famous adj → berühmt (for durch, für); so when’s this famous party going to be? (iro) → und wann soll diese tolle Party stattfinden? (inf); famous last words! (inf) → man soll es nicht beschreien (dated: = excellent) → famos (dated) famous [ˈfeɪməs] adj → famoso/a, celebre famous last words! (fam, hum) → le ultime parole famose! famous [ˈfeɪməs] adj → famoso/a, celebre famous last words! (fam, hum) → le ultime parole famose! famous → مَشْهور proslulý berømt berühmt διάσημος famoso kuuluisa célèbre slavan famoso 有名な 유명한 beroemd berømt sławny famoso известный känd มีชื่อเสียง ünlü nổi tiếng 著名的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So famous had the house become for it, that when Mary de Medici was a prisoner, as we know, in the castle of Blois, she once sent for some. The Fairy, who was waiting at the door of the house, lifted the poor little Marionette in her arms, took him to a dainty room with mother-of-pearl walls, put him to bed, and sent immediately for the most famous doctors of the neighborhood to come to her. But it is wrong to make up stories and then pretend that they were written by some one else more famous than yourself. |
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