- jumbo jum·bo
- ['dʒʌmbəʊ]
1. adjfam maxi inv
jumbo size — formato gigante
2. n(also: jumbo jet) jumbo m inv (jet m inv)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
jumbo jum·bo
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jumbo — jum‧bo [ˈdʒʌmbəʊ ǁ boʊ] adjective [only before a noun] larger than the usual size: • Jumbo loans carry higher interest rates than smaller loans. * * * Ⅰ. jumbo UK US /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ adjective [only before noun] ► much larger than the usual size: »a… … Financial and business terms
jumbo — jum bo (j[u^]m b[ o]), a. [From the name Jumbo, given to a very large elephant exhibited as part of P. T. Barnum s circus in 1882.] Very large. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jumbo — ☆ jumbo [jum′bō ] n. pl. jumbos [< Gullah jamba, elephant; of Afr orig.: reinforced by BARNUM s P(hineas) T(aylor) use of it for his famous elephant, Jumbo] a very large person, animal, or thing adj. very large; larger than usual of its kind … English World dictionary
jumbo — jum bo (j[u^]m b[ o]), n. Any object which is a very large example of its class. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jumbo — {{＃}}{{LM J23038}}{{〓}} {{［}}jumbo{{］}} ‹jum·bo› {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Tipo de avión de pasajeros de grandes dimensiones: • ‘Jumbo’ es el nombre coloquial del ‘Boeing 747’.{{○}} {{★}}{{＼}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{／}} [yúmbo].… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
jum|bo — «JUHM boh», adjective, noun, plural bos. Informal. –adj. very big: »a jumbo ice cream cone. –n. 1. a big, clumsy person, animal, or thing; something unusually large of its kind. 2. = jumbo jet. (Cf. ↑jumbo jet) ╂[American English < Jumbo, the… … Useful english dictionary
jumbo — jum·bo s.m.inv., agg.inv. CO 1. s.m.inv., jumbo jet 2. s.m.inv., jumbo tram 3. agg.inv., spec. nel linguaggio pubblicitario, di prodotto che ha dimensioni superiori al normale: tubetto jumbo 4. s.m.inv. TS miner. veicolo scorrevole su rotaie o… … Dizionario italiano
jumbo — /jum boh/, n., pl. jumbos, adj. Informal. n. 1. a very large person, animal, or thing. 2. See jumbo jet. 3. U.S. Naut. a. a forestaysail having a boom (jumbo boom) along its foot, used esp. on schooners. b. a sail used in place of a course on a… … Universalium
jumbo jet — jum·bo jet loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} grande aeroplano a reazione, capace di trasportare un grosso carico di passeggeri e di merci Sinonimi: jumbo. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1967. ETIMO: comp. di jumbo jumbo , nome di un elefante che si… … Dizionario italiano
jumbo — jum|bo [ˈdʒʌmbəu US bou] adj [only before noun] informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Jumbo, name of a very large elephant put on show in London and the U.S. in the 19th century, perhaps from mumbo jumbo] larger than other things of the same type ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
jumbo-tram — jum·bo tràm s.m.inv. CO in alcune città italiane, tram di grosse dimensioni capace si trasportare un elevato numero di persone Sinonimi: jumbo. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1975. ETIMO: comp. di jumbo e tram … Dizionario italiano
