Massiv

I Adj.

1. Metall, Holz etc.: solid

2. (stabil gebaut, wirkend) solidly built; (wuchtig) massive, heavy

3. fig., Widerstand, Angriff etc.: heavy, massive; Drohung, Kritik etc.: severe, vehement; Beleidigung, Vorwurf etc.: grave; Druck: severe; Forderungen: excessive; es kam zu einem massiven Einsatz der Polizei the police were deployed in massive force; massiv werden umg. cut up rough, Am. get rowdy

II Adv.

1. massiv gebaut massively (oder solidly) built

2. fig., protestieren, angreifen, drohen: vehemently; kritisieren: severely; beleidigt: gravely, grossly; massiv angreifen MIL. launch a heavy (oder massive) attack

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massive; compact; solid

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Mas|siv [ma'siːf]

nt -s, -e

[-və] (GEOL) massif

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1) massively

2) massiveness

3) (huge or heavy: a massive building; a massive burden of taxation.) massive

4) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) solid

5) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) solid

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Mas·siv

<-s, -e>

[maˈsi:f, pl maˈsi:və]

nt GEOL massif spec

das \Massiv des Himalayas the Himalayan massif

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das; Massivs, Massive massif

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Massiv n; -s, -e; GEOL massif

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das; Massivs, Massive massif

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-e n.

massif n.