Meaning
biblical
- relating to or contained in the Bible
- monumental, immense, or of disastrous proportions (figurative)
In a sentence
Il treno è arrivato con un ritardo biblico di tre ore.
The train arrived with a biblical delay of three hours.
Gli esperti temono un'alluvione di proporzioni bibliche.
Experts fear a flood of biblical proportions.
Non si tratta di una citazione biblica, ma moderna.
It is not a biblical quote, but a modern one.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| biblico | masculine · singular |
| biblica | feminine · singular |
| biblici | masculine · plural |
| bibliche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In figurative usage, it describes delays, crowds, or disasters of vast proportions.