horrible

horrible

adjective

horrible
[ˈhɒrəbəl]
adjetivo
1horrible (unpleasant)
  • how horrible! -> ¡qué horror!
2antipático(a) (unkind)
  • to be horrible to somebody -> ser muy antipático(a) con alguien

horrible [jo-ri-bol]
adjetivo
1Horrible, espantoso, terrible, horrendo; enorme (huge).

horrible [ˈhɒrɪbl]
adjective
1 (informal) (unpleasant) [+food, colour, smell, thought] horroroso; (informal) horrible; (informal)
...a horrible smell of gas
aren't those dresses horrible? ¿a que esos vestidos son horrorosos?; ¿a que son feísimos esos vestidos?; he was the most horrible person I've ever met era la persona más mala que he conocido; you're horrible! ¡qué malo eres!
I've got a horrible feeling that ...feeling tengo la horrible sensación de que ...
that jumper looks horrible on youlooks ese jersey te queda horroroso espantoso;or
it's all a horrible messmess es un lío horroroso
we thought something horrible had happenedsomething pensamos que algo horrible había pasado
the press write some horrible things about himthings la prensa cuenta cosas espantosas horribles de él;or
what a horrible thought!thought ¡qué idea tan horrible!
to be horrible to sbto tratar fatal a algn; (informal)
she's horrible to her sister trata fatal a su hermana; don't be horrible to your brother no seas malo con tu hermano
my maths teacher was always horrible to me she's horrible to all the patients he's horrible to all his employees
2 (horrific) [+crime, scream, accident] horrible; espantoso
he died a horrible death tuvo una muerte horrible

horrible
adjective
1horrifying, terrifying (terrorífico)
2terrible, awful (muy malo)
3horrible, hideous (muy feo)

horrible [or-ree'-blay]
adjective
1Horrid, dreadful, hideous, horrible, heinous.
  • La película es horrible -> the film is dreadful

horrible
adjetivo
1 (espantoso) [+accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific
una pesadilla horrible a horrible nightmare
2 (feo) [+persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous
ella es guapa pero su novio es horrible she's pretty but her boyfriend's hideous; hizo un tiempo horrible the weather was horrible; tienes una letra horrible your handwriting is terrible
3 (malo, perverso) horrible
¡qué hombre tan horrible! what a horrible man!
4 (insoportable) terrible
tengo un dolor de cabeza horrible I've got a terrible headache; hizo un calor horrible it was terribly hot; the heat was terrible; la conferencia fue un rollo horrible (familiar) the lecture was a real drag; (familiar)

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