smash·ing (sm sh  ng)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. |
smashing [ˈsmæʃɪŋ]
adj
Informal chiefly Brit excellent or first-rate; wonderful we had a smashing time
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| Noun | 1. |  smashing - the act of breaking something into small pieces |
| 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)
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)
Translations
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?
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?
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
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
smashing
adj (esp Brit inf) → klasse inv, → Klasse pred, → dufte (all inf); isn’t it smashing! → unheimlich dufte! (inf)
smashing [ˈsmæʃɪŋ] adj (fam) → formidabile
we had a smashing time → ci siamo divertiti come pazzi
smashing [ˈsmæʃɪŋ] adj (fam) → formidabile
we had a smashing time → ci siamo divertiti come pazzi
we had a smashing time → ci siamo divertiti come pazzi
smashing [ˈsmæʃɪŋ] adj (fam) → formidabile
we had a smashing time → ci siamo divertiti come pazzi
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