humdinger
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hum·ding·er
(hŭm′dĭng′ər)n. Slang
One that is extraordinary or remarkable: a humdinger of a blizzard.
[Origin unknown.]
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humdinger
(ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə)n
1. something unusually large: a humdinger of a recession.
2. an excellent person or thing: a humdinger of a party.
[C20: of unknown origin]
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hum•ding•er
(ˈhʌmˈdɪŋ ər)n. Informal.
a person or thing of remarkable excellence or effect.
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Translations
humdinger
[ˈhʌmdɪŋəʳ] N it's a humdinger! → ¡es una auténtica maravilla!a real humdinger of a car → una maravilla de coche
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
humdinger
[ˌhʌmˈdɪŋər] nto be a humdinger → être d'enfer
It'll be a humdinger of a match → Ça va être un match d'enfer.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
humdinger
n (inf: = person, thing) to be a humdinger → Spitze or große Klasse sein (inf); a humdinger of a job/girl etc → ein klasse Job/Mädchen etc (inf); a humdinger of a hangover → ein Kater, der sich gewaschen hat (inf); he hit him with a real humdinger of a left hook → er landete einen erstklassigen linken Haken bei ihm (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
humdinger
[ˈhʌmˌdɪŋəʳ] n (fam) it's a humdinger! → è una cannonata!he's (or she's) a humdinger! → è uno schianto!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995