mammoth

• Décrit quelque chose d'extrêmement grand, énorme ou massif en ampleur, souvent utilisé au sens figuré.

Describes something that is extremely large, enormous, or massive in scale, often used figuratively.

1. Extremely largeB2formal

   So enormously large or extensive that it suggests the size of a prehistoric mammoth; gigantic.

   géant, colossal

   • The company took on a mammoth project to redesign the entire system.
   • Cleaning up after the festival was a mammoth task.
   • They faced a mammoth challenge in climbing the highest peak.

   Synonymescolossalenormousgargantuangiantgigantichugeimmensemassivetitanicvast

   Antonymesdwarfmicroscopicminusculeminutetiny

• Nom désignant un éléphant fossile du Pléistocène, de très grande taille, couvert de poils et pourvu de longues défenses recourbées. Il s'emploie aussi au sens figuré pour évoquer quelque chose ou quelqu'un de gigantesque ou de colossal.

A noun referring to any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene, characterized by their extremely large size, hairy coats, and long upcurved tusks.

1. Extinct elephant-like mammalB1formal

   A large, extinct mammal from the Pleistocene epoch, characterized by a hairy coat and long, curved tusks.

   mammouth

   • The woolly mammoth roamed the frozen tundra thousands of years ago.
   • Scientists discovered a well-preserved mammoth carcass in Siberia.
   • Mammoth tusks were often used by early humans for tools and art.