appalling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for appalling in the English»French Dictionary

appalling [Brit əˈpɔːlɪŋ, Am əˈpɔlɪŋ] ADJ

1. appalling (shocking):

appalling crime, conditions, bigotry

épouvantable

appalling injury

affreux/-euse

it's appalling that …

il est révoltant que …

+ subj it's appalling!

c'est un scandale!

2. appalling (very bad):

appalling manners, joke, taste

exécrable

appalling noise, weather

épouvantable

appalling stupidity

incroyable

appal Brit, appall Am [Brit əˈpɔːl, Am əˈpɔl] VB trans <Brit pres part appalling; pret, pp appalled>

appal (shock)

scandaliser

appal (horrify, dismay)

horrifier

to be appalled at or by (shocked)

être scandalisé par

to be appalled at or by (horrified)

être horrifié par

to be appalled that …

être horrifié par le fait que …

he was appalled to hear that …

il a été horrifié d'entendre que …

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her treatment of her staff was appalling

elle traitait ses employés de façon odieuse

Translations for appalling in the French»English Dictionary

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révoltant (révoltante)

appalling

atterrant (atterrante) bêtise

appalling

détestable caractère, style, temps

appalling

déplorable attitude, exemple, note

appalling, deplorable

temps/santé déplorable

appalling weather/health

épouvantable (atroce)

appalling

atroce nourriture, temps, accent

atrocious, appalling

procédé scandaleux

appalling practice

appalling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for appalling in the English»French Dictionary

appalling ADJ

1. appalling (shocking):

appalling

révoltant(e)

2. appalling (terrible):

appalling

épouvantable

appalling luck

chance inouïe

appall [əˈpɔ:l] VB trans Am

appall → appal

See also appal

appal <-ll-> [əˈpɔ:l] VB trans

appal

offusquer

Translations for appalling in the French»English Dictionary

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atterrant(e)

appalling

atroce crime, image

appalling

atroce musique, film

appalling

épouvantable temps

appalling

effroyable

appalling

exécrable

appalling

abominable

appalling

lamentable résultats, travail

appalling

imbuvable

appalling

appalling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

appalling luck

chance inouïe

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Female patients in these hospitals were often subjected to appalling and degrading conditions, and many didn't require such a high level of security.

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But the human in me mourns that we gave this appalling family exactly what they want.

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However, due to appalling weather conditions, including snow, the organizers cut the stage to just 46 km.

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Conditions were appalling, starvation, epidemics and ill-treatment took a heavy toll of lives.

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His direction is erratic and sloppy and acting by the principals is appalling.

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These appalling conditions continued into the 20th century and even by 1920 less than 10% of the town houses had water closets.

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He can seem appalling, but at the same time, he has awesome production values and there's a particular richness to the sound.

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The ethnic stereotyping is appalling, it's embarrassing, you feel unclean as you're sitting there.

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The conditions on the march were so appalling that many died of starvation, illness or exhaustion.

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Hundreds of thousands of people had to leave their homes, creating appalling and inhumane conditions in the crowded towns and cities.

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