terrible

terrible: terrible [teʀibl]

adjective

   a. terrible

• le plus terrible, c'est que ... the most terrible thing about it is that ...

• il est terrible, avec sa manie de toujours vous contredire he's got a dreadful habit of always contradicting you

   b. [vent, force, pression, bruit] terrific

• c'est terrible ce qu'il peut manger he can eat an incredible amount

   c. ( = formidable) (inf) ce film n'est pas terrible this film is nothing special

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{{+1}}! terrible ne se traduit pas toujours par le mot anglais terrible.

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tɛʀibl
adjectif

1) (intense) gén terrible; [soif, envie] tremendous

2) (épouvantable) terrible

3) (colloq) (pénible) terrible

c'est terrible de devoir faire — it's awful ou terrible having to do

il est terrible, il ne veut jamais avoir tort — it's terrible the way he never wants to admit that he's wrong

4) (colloq) (remarquable) terrific (colloq)

il n'est pas terrible ce film — that's not a great film

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teʀibl adj
1) (= effroyable) terrible, dreadful

Quelque chose de terrible est arrivé. — Something terrible has happened.

2) (= pénible) awful

3) * (= fantastique)

pas terrible — nothing special

Ce film n'est pas terrible. — The film's nothing special.

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terrible adj

1 (très intense) [froid, chaleur, bruit, douleur, embouteillage] terrible; [vent, orage] terrible, tremendous; [soif, envie] tremendous, terrible; [colère] terrible;

2 (épouvantable) [catastrophe, maladie, accident] terrible, dreadful;

3 ○(pénible) terrible, awful; c'est terrible d'être pingre à ce point it's awful ou terrible being so mean; c'est terrible de devoir tout ranger après lui it's awful ou terrible having to put everything away after him; il est terrible, il ne veut jamais avoir tort it's terrible the way he never wants to admit that he's wrong;

4 ○(remarquable) terrific, fantastic○; il n'est pas terrible ce restaurant/film that's not a great restaurant/film; il a eu un succès terrible he was a big hit○.

[tɛribl] adjectif

1. [affreux - nouvelle, accident, catastrophe] terrible, dreadful

2. [insupportable - chaleur, douleur] terrible, unbearable ; [ - déception, conditions de vie] terrible

3. [en intensif - bruit, vent, orage] terrific, tremendous

elle a eu une chance terrible she's been incredibly lucky

4. [terrifiant - colère, cri, rage] terrible

5. [pitoyable] terrible, awful, dreadful

ce qui est terrible, c'est de dire que ... the terrible thing about it is saying that ...

le plus terrible, c'est de savoir que ... the worst thing ou part of it is knowing that ...

6. (familier) [fantastique] terrific, great

son concert? pas terrible! her concert? it was nothing to write home about!

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[tɛribl] adverbe

(familier)

[très bien] great

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Synonyms:

Frightful, horrible, dreadful, formidable, fearful, terrific, dire, tremendous, shocking, grewsome, horrid, hideous / Awful, awe-inspiring, dreadful, dread / Excessive, extreme, severe, great

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terrible — [ teribl ] adj. • 1160; lat. terribilis 1 ♦ (Choses) Qui inspire de la terreur (1o), qui amène ou peut amener de grands malheurs. ⇒ effrayant, redoutable, terrifiant. Cauchemar terrible. ⇒ affreux (1o). Une terrible maladie. « Un mal soudain et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
terrible — adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que produce terror, o que puede acarrear grandes males: Anoche tuve una terrible pesadilla. Éste ha sido un año terrible para la economía española. El cáncer es una terrible enfermedad. Sinónimo: espantoso,… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
terrible — terrible, terribly have gone the way of other words of this type, such as awful / awfully, dreadful / dreadfully, frightful / frightfully; that is, terrible intensifies something by definition bad (a terrible mistake) and terribly intensifies… … Modern English usage
terrible — Terrible. adj. de t. g. Qui donne de la terreur. Les jugements de Dieu sont terribles. l heure de la mort est terrible. Il signifie fig. Estonnant, extraordinaire, tant en bonne qu en mauvaise part. Il a une terrible memoire, il retient tout ce… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Terrible — Ter ri*ble, a. [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to frighten. See {Terror}.] 1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable. [1913 Webster] Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Terrible — may refer to:*The French ship Le Terrible of the French Navy, of which there have been sixteen. *Eight ships of the English Royal Navy named HMS Terrible since 1694 … Wikipedia
Terrible — bezeichnet mehrere Schiffe dieses Namens, siehe HMS Terrible als Kampfname den Boxer Tim Witherspoon Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
terrible — early 15c., causing terror, frightful, from O.Fr. terrible (12c.), from L. terribilis frightful, from terrere fill with fear, from PIE root *tres to tremble (Cf. Skt. trasati trembles, Avestan tarshta feared, revered, Gk. treëin to tremble, Lith … Etymology dictionary
terrible — index deplorable, dire, formidable, gross (flagrant), heinous, lamentable, loathsome, nefarious … Law dictionary
terrible — terrific, frightful, dreadful, *fearful, awful, horrible, horrific, shocking, appalling Analogous words: frightening, alarming, startling (see FRIGHTEN): agitating, upsetting, disturbing, perturbing (see DISCOMPOSE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
terrible — [adj] bad, horrible abhorrent, appalling, atrocious, awe inspiring, awesome, awful, beastly, dangerous, desperate, dire, disastrous, disturbing, dread, dreaded, dreadful, extreme, fearful, frightful, ghastly, gruesome, harrowing, hateful, hideous … New thesaurus

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