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tremendo

tremendous, terrible, dreadful; colloquially: amazing, incredible

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tremendous

very great in amount, scale, or intensity; informally: excellent

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Both words can be positive or negative colloquially, but 'tremendo' in Italian leans negative (terribly hot, awfully difficult) more than English 'tremendous', which leans positive.

To say "very great in amount, scale, or intensity; informally: excellent" in Italian:

tremendo (close but with dual register)

"tremendo" in English means:

tremendous, terrible, dreadful; colloquially: amazing, incredible

Example

"Fa un caldo tremendo oggi."

"It's terribly hot today."

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