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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesterrível
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /teˈʁi.vɛw/
"O trânsito hoje está terrível."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.
"We woke up to dreadful news about the storm damage." - 2
Very disagreeable, unpleasant, or of poor quality.
"The weather during our entire vacation was simply dreadful."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'drǣd' meaning fear or dread, combined with the suffix '-ful' denoting full of. It has evolved from representing religious or profound terror in Middle English to a general descriptor for something extremely bad, unpleasant, or of very poor quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dreadful" is said worldwide
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affreux
Transliteration: /a.fʁø/
"Il a fait un temps affreux tout le week-end."
schrecklich
Transliteration: /ˈʃʁɛklɪç/
"Das war ein schrecklicher Unfall."
terribile
Transliteration: /terˈriːbile/
"Ho avuto una giornata terribile in ufficio."
horrible
Transliteration: /oˈɾiβle/
"Cometió un error horrible en el informe."
terrível
Transliteration: /teˈʁi.vɛw/
"O trânsito hoje está terrível."
भयानक
Transliteration: bhayanak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कल रात एक भयानक दुर्घटना हुई।"
可怕的
Transliteration: kěpà de
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个可怕的错误。"
끔찍한
Transliteration: kkeumjjik-han
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 끔찍한 경험이었다."
恐ろしい
Transliteration: osoroshii
Script: 日本語
"昨日の夜は恐ろしい夢を見た。"
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