terrible

/teˈrible/, [t̪eˈri.β̞le]

terrible


Adjective terrible (plural terribles)

  1. terrible, awful, horrible (very bad)
  2. appalling (shocking, causing consternation)
  3. terrific (very great or intense)
    Los jóvenes de hoy en día están bajo estrés terrible.
    Today's young people are under terrific stress.

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Examples
  • El dinero es un amo terrible, pero un excelente siervo.

    Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.

  • Tiene una letra terrible.

    He's got terrible handwriting.

  • ¡Pinche terremoto estuvo terrible!

    Fuckin' earthquake was terrible!

  • El general John Pope cometió un terrible error.

    General John Pope made a terrible mistake.

  • Él no pudo salir debido a una terrible tormenta.

    He could not go out because of a bad storm.

  • Tengo una acidez terrible.

    I have horrible heartburn.

  • Hubo un accidente terrible en la autopista.

    There was a terrible accident on the freeway.

  • Ayer hizo un frío terrible.

    It was terribly cold yesterday.

  • Fue un día terrible.

    It was a terrible day.

  • Tom oculta un terrible secreto.

    Tom is hiding a terrible secret.

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