Garrafal in english
Monumental
pronunciation: mɑnjəmentəl part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: mɑnjəmentəl part of speech: adjective
In gestures
garrafal = monumental.
Example: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.more:
» cometer un error garrafal = make + a bloomer ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder ; flub ; muff .
Example: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements. Example: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder. Example: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away. Example: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say. Example: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse. Example: He's the son of a vice president perhaps best known for enduring ridicule after he flubbed the spelling of the word 'potato'. Example: I've had my chance and I've muffed it.» error garrafal = crass mistake ; crass error ; gross mistake ; monumental mistake ; monumental error ; clanger ; fumble ; foul-up ; fuck up ; cock-up .
Example: We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes. Example: And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it. Example: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection. Example: We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes. Example: Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made. Example: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault. Example: But the other pleasures in this book are enough to make such fumbles dwindle in significance. Example: The program delay was a result of a foul-up in the documentation that was supposed to detail exactly how the aircraft was made. Example: I've come to realise that, how you react to a fuck up is often far worse and more detrimental than the fuck up itself. Example: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.