stunner

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stun·ner

(stŭn′ər)

One that stuns, as:

a. An astounding, unexpected event.

b. An exceptionally good-looking person.

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stunner

(ˈstʌnə)

informal a person or thing of great beauty, quality, size, etc

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stun•ner

(ˈstʌn ər)

n.

1. a person or thing that stuns.

2. a person or thing of striking excellence, beauty, etc.

[1840–50]

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Noun	1.	stunner - a very attractive or seductive looking woman knockout, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, looker, beauty, sweetheart, dish adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	2.	stunner - an unexpected and amazing event; "the stunner was what happened on Saturday" surprise - a sudden unexpected event

stunner

noun (Informal) beauty, looker (informal, chiefly U.S.), lovely (slang), dish (informal), sensation, honey (informal), good-looker, dazzler, peach (informal), wow (slang, chiefly U.S.), dolly (slang), knockout (informal), heart-throb, charmer, eyeful (informal), smasher (informal), humdinger (slang), glamour puss One of the girls was an absolute stunner.

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stunner

noun

1. One that evokes great surprise and admiration:

astonishment, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, wonder, wonderment.

Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world.

2. A person regarded as physically attractive:

beauty, belle (used of a woman), lovely.

Slang: babe, doll, hunk (used of a man), knockout, looker, stud (used of a man).

Translations

fantástica increible maravilla mujer

stunner

[ˈstʌnəʳ] N (= person) → persona f maravillosa; (= thing) → cosa f estupenda
she's a real stunner → está buenísima or como un tren, es una mujer despampanante
the picture is a stunner → el cuadro es maravilloso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stunner

[ˈstʌnə^r] n

(= woman) → bombe f

(= thing) → bombe f
to be a stunner → être de la bombe

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stunner

n (inf: = thing) → Wucht f (inf); (= woman) → tolle Frau, tolles Weib (inf); (= man) → toller Mann or Kerl (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stunner

[ˈstʌnəʳ] n (fam) she's a stunner → è uno schianto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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