No. 845 in Italian
enorme
Extremely large.
In a sentence
La balena è un animale enorme.
The whale is an enormous animal.
Here, 'enorme' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'animale', emphasizing its large size.
Abbiamo raggiunto un successo enorme grazie al nostro impegno.
We achieved enormous success thanks to our dedication.
In this sentence, 'enorme' is modifying 'successo' to indicate its magnitude, demonstrating its application in abstract contexts.
Il ponte era talmente enorme che impiegammo ore per attraversarlo.
The bridge was so enormous that it took us hours to cross it.
'Enorme' here is also used as an adjective to describe the substantial size of the noun 'ponte', showing its applicability in describing spatial dimensions.
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