Usage Note
Monstre can describe a frightening creature or, colloquially, a remarkably gifted or extreme person — un monstre de travail means an incredibly hard worker. Used as an invariable adjective before a noun (familiar register), it intensifies: un succès monstre means a massive success.
Examples
"L'enfant a peur du monstre sous son lit."
Natural Translation
The child is afraid of the monster under his bed.
Literal Translation
The child has fear of the monster under his bed
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