No. 9,066 in French
colossale
Enormous; gigantic; colossal.
In a sentence
L'entreprise a réalisé des profits colossales cette année.
The company made colossal profits this year.
Here, 'colossales' describes the size or scale of the profits, emphasizing their exceptional magnitude.
Une tâche colossale nous attend ce week-end.
A colossal task awaits us this weekend.
In this sentence, 'colossale' characterizes the task as being extraordinarily large or challenging.
Le monument colossale était visible depuis plusieurs kilomètres.
The colossal monument was visible from several kilometers away.
Here, 'colossale' qualified 'monument' to indicate its impressive or massive size.
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