faraónicos
English translation: grandiose, lavish, extravagant
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| 09:28 Mar 7, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Tom Bishop Local time: 18:47 | ||||||
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| 5 +2 | grandiose |
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| 5 +1 | Pharaonic |
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| 4 +2 | lavish / extravagant |
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| 4 +1 | overambitious |
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| 5 | megalomaniac |
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| 3 | mammoth/futile |
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| 1 | Herculean |
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6 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Pharaonic Explanation: + -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-03-07 09:36:22 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- as majestic as the projects of the Pharaons in old Egypt were |
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34 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1overambitious Explanation: often used with plans or projects |
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Herculean Explanation: or perhaps Utopian |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2lavish / extravagant Explanation: or perhaps gargantuan -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-03-07 10:44:03 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Meanwhile, lavish construction projects, including nearly $5 million in renovations to the Gossett Football Team House, are due for completion in the next three years. \" http://www.inform.umd.edu/News/Diamondback/archives/2003/03/... \"King Solomon\'s reign (961-922 B.C.E.) was peaceful. He was noted for lavish building projects, including the First Temple in Jerusalem.\" http://www.jewishlasvegas.com/content_display.html?articleID... \"Shah Jahan\'s most famous building project, however, was the Taj Mahal in Agra. When his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal (\"Ornament of the Palace\"), died at the age of 39 while giving birth to her fourteenth child in 1631, the grief-stricken emperor set about building for her the most lavish tomb he could manage. The Taj Mahal took over twenty years to build and demanded the labor of over twenty thousand men [...]. All these lavish building projects, however, broke the bank.\" http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MUGHAL/THREE.HTM \"Bavaria\'s expenses and her revenues were balanced; despite large expenses on lavish construction projects (palaces, musea etc.) \" www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/bavaria18151848.html |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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