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English

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Pronunciation
IPA|/�t�ɹ�bl/
audio|en-us-terrible.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
terrible

1. dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

#: The witch gave him a terrible curse.

1. most formidable.

#*1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: ...and there was even a party of the younger men who pretended to admire him, calling him a "true sea-dog," and "real old salt," and such-like names, and saying there was the sort of man that made England terrible at sea.

1. intense; extreme in degree or extent.

#: He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.

1. unpleasant, disagreeable.

#: The food was terrible but it was free.

1. very bad.

#: Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|�ظ�ع unicode|(fa�í:�)
Chinese: �� (k�pà)
Dutch: vreselijk
Finnish: kauhea (1-5), hirveä (1-5), hirvittävä (1-5)
French: terrible
German: furchtbar, schrecklich
Hindi (हिन�द�): भयान� (bhayaanak); डरावना (Daraavana) / डरावन� (Daraavani) / डरावन� (Daraavane)
Hungarian: borzasztó
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Italian: terribile
Japanese: ���� (�����, osoroshii), ��� (�����, m�retsu-na), ��� (hidoi)
Korean: 무�무�� (musimusihan)
Marathi: (मराठ�) भयान� (bhayaanak); भ�त�दाय� (bhitidaayak)
Portuguese: terrível
Russian: �жа�н�й (užásnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: oillteil, uabhasach, grod
Serbian: �жа�нo, užasno
Spanish: terrible
Swedish: hemsk (1-5), fruktansvärd (1-5), avskyvärd (4)

Related terms
terrify
terror

Category:English adjectives

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /t�.�ibl/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /tE.Ribl/

Adjective
fr-infl-adj|smterrible|sfterrible|pmterribles|pfterribles|smpt�.�ibl|sfpt�.�ibl|pmpt�.�ibl|pfpt�.�ibl
terrible

1. terrible

Related terms
terreur
terriblement
terrifier

Category:French adjectives

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|pl=terribles

1. terrible

Related terms
terriblemente
terribilísimo
terror

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ta:terrible
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vi:terrible
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