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Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment. / Difficult to defeat or overcome.

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formidable

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfɔːɹmɪdəbəl/

Adjective

Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment. / Difficult to defeat or overcome.

Japanese Meaning

（大きさや強さ、その他の印象的な特徴によって）恐れや畏敬の念、嫌悪感を引き起こすさま / 畏敬の念を抱かせる、威圧感がある / 打ち負かすのが困難な、容易に克服できないほどの力や存在感がある

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The mountain proved a formidable challenge for the inexperienced climbers.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その山は経験の浅い登山者にとって手ごわい挑戦となった。

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The latter part of the fifteenth century prepared a train of future events, that ended by raising France to a formidable power, which has ever since been, from time to time, the principal object of jealousy to the other European nations.

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