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infernal
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infernal(
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fehr
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nahl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (intolerable)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. terrible
Hace un calor infernal. Prendamos el aire acondicionado.The heat is terrible. Let's turn on the air conditioning.
b. hideous
¿Qué es ese ruido infernal? - Es el viejo generador de energía.What's that hideous noise? - It's the old power generator.
c. unbearable
Fui al médico porque tenía una fiebre infernal.I went to the doctor because I was running an unbearable fever.
2. (literary) (from hell)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. infernal (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
Tuve una pesadilla sobre demonios infernales.I had a nightmare about infernal demons.
b. hellish
"¡Todos arderán en el fuego infernal!" decía el profeta."You will all burn in the hellish fire!" shouted the prophet.
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