monster

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɒnstər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɑnstɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(monstər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
monster n (scary mythical creature)monstruo nm
  engendro nm
 The hero defeated the monster and saved the day.
 El héroe venció al monstruo y salvó el día.
monster n figurative, pejorative (brutal or sadistic person) (figurado)monstruo nm
 It took the police four years to track down the murderer and to throw the monster in prison.
 La policía tardó cuatro años en encontrar al asesino y finalmente meter en prisión a ese monstruo.
monster n figurative, informal (big thing)monstruo nm
  monstruosidad nf
 The fisherman caught a real monster on the lake last night.
 El pescador atrapó un monstruo anoche en el lago.
monster n as adj figurative, informal (very big) (coloquial)monstruoso/a adj
  gigantesco/a adj
 Fred bought a monster burger at the local eatery, only two people have ever finished it.
 Fred pidió una hamburguesa monstruosa en el restaurante del pueblo; solo dos personas han sido capaces de comérsela entera.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
monster n pejorative, offensive (disfigured person) (peyorativo)monstruo nm
 Andy had a huge growth on his face and unsympathetic strangers thought he was a monster.
 Andy tiene un crecimiento enorme en su cara y los antipáticos extraños pensaban que era un monstruo.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Gila monster n (venomous lizard)monstruo de Gila loc nom m
the green-eyed monster n figurative (jealousy) (celos)monstruo de ojos verdes loc nom m
 In the play Othello, Iago calls jealousy a "green-eyed monster".
 En la obra Otelo, Yago llama a los celos "monstruo de ojos verdes".
sea monster n (folklore: big creature living in the sea)monstruo marino nm + adj
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'monster' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: a monster [database, book, fish, ship], [undertake, finish up] a monster project, the [book, party, movie] was a monster success, more...

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