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horror
[ˈhɒrə(r)]
sustantivo
1horror (m) (feeling, terrifying thing)
  • to my horror I saw that… -> me horroricé al ver que…
  • to have a horror of something -> tener pánico or horror a algo
  • that child's a little horror (familiar) -> ese niño es un monstruo
  • horror film -> película (f) de terror
  • horror story -> cuento (m) de terror

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horror [jo-rar]
sustantivo
1Horror, consternación, terror, espanto (terror, dread): detestación.
2Gran accidente, calamidad.
  • A railroad horror -> una catástrofe en la vía férrea
  • The horrors -> (Fam.) Melancolía, hipocondría; también, delirium tremens

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horror [ˈhɒrəʳ]
noun
1 (terror, dread) horror; (m) pavor; (m) (loathing, hatred) horror; (m)
to have a horror of tener horror a; to my horror I discovered I was locked out descubrí con horror que me había dejado las llaves dentro
I found to my horror that ...
then, to my horror, it moved! luego ¡qué susto!, se movió; the horrors of war los horrores de la guerra; that gives me the horrors (informal) eso me pone los pelos de punta; (informal) horrors! ¡qué horror!
2 (informal) diablo; (m)
that child is a little horror ese niño es un diablillo; you horror! ¡bestia!
modifier
horror film (n) película de terror; (f)

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horror
masculine noun
1terror, horror (miedo)
  • me da horror pensarlo -> just thinking about it gives me the shivers
  • ¡qué horror! -> how awful!
  • ¡qué horror de día! -> what an awful day!
2atrocity (atrocidad)
  • los horrores de la guerra -> the horrors of war
3(informal)
  • un horror -> an awful lot (mucho)
  • me gusta un horror -> I absolutely love it
adverb
4(informal)
  • horrores -> terribly, an awful lot
  • me gusta horrores -> I absolutely love it

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horror [or-ror’]
noun
1Horror, consternation, fright. (m)
2Horror, hate, abhorrence. (m)
3Horridness, enormity, hideousness, grimness, frightfulness, the cause of fright or astonishment. (m)
  • ¡Es un horror -> (coll.) it is a wonder; that is to say, a great deal of something
  • Tener horror a algo -> to have a horror of something
  • Hoy he trabajado un horror -> today I worked awfully
  • Se divirtieron horrores -> they had a tremendous time

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horror
sustantivo:masculino
1 (miedo) horror;a of; dread;a of
¡qué horror! how awful dreadful!;o how ghastly!; (familiar) tener horror a algo to have a horror of sth; la fiesta fue un horror (familiar) the party was ghastly; (familiar) the party was dreadful; se dicen horrores de la cocina inglesa (familiar) awful things are said about English cooking; tener algo en horror (formal) to detest sth; loathe sth
2 (acto) atrocity; terrible thing
los horrores de la guerra the horrors of war
3 (familiar) (mucho)
me gusta horrores un horroro I love it; hoy he trabajado un horror today I worked awfully hard; me duele horrores it's really painful; it hurts like mad like hell;o (familiar) se divirtieron horrores they had a tremendous fantastic time;o (familiar) ella sabe horrores she knows a hell of a lot; (familiar)
había horrores de gente

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