horrendous

horrendous(
huh
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rehn
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dihs
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. horrendo
This monster must be punished for his horrendous crimes.Este monstruo ha de ser castigado por sus horrendos crímenes.
b. horrible
The horrendous acts captured on video went viral all over the Internet.Los actos horribles captados en video se volvieron virales en Internet.
c. espantoso
Some of those horrendous images from the movie remained embedded in my mind.Algunas de esas espantosas imágenes de la película se me quedaron grabadas en la mente.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(awful)
a. horrendo
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
That was one of the most horrendous restaurants I've ever been to. I wish I could uneat that food.Es uno de los restaurantes más horrendos en los que he estado. Ojalá no hubiera comido esa comida.
b. horrible
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
What did you think of Becky's play? Wasn't it great? - Are kidding me? It was horrendous!¿Qué te pareció la obra de Becky? ¿A qué fue fantástica? - ¿En serio? ¡Fue horrible!
c. espantoso
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
This isn't a great place to go on vacation in the summer because the heat is just horrendous.Este no es un lugar muy bueno para veranear porque el calor es simplemente espantoso.
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