dreadful’—‘wasn't in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dreadful’—‘wasn't in the English»French Dictionary

dreadful [Brit ˈdrɛdfʊl, ˈdrɛdf(ə)l, Am ˈdrɛdfəl] ADJ

1. dreadful:

dreadful (unpleasant) weather, person

affreux/-euse

dreadful day

épouvantable

(emphatic) what a dreadful nuisance!

quelle barbe! inf

a dreadful mess/waste of time

une pagaille/une perte de temps incroyable

he made a dreadful fuss

il a fait des histoires à n'en plus finir

I had a dreadful time trying to convince him

j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à le convaincre

2. dreadful (poor quality):

dreadful film, book, meal

lamentable

3. dreadful (horrifying):

dreadful accident, injury

épouvantable

dreadful crime

atroce

4. dreadful (ill):

to feel/look dreadful

ne pas se sentir/ne pas avoir l'air bien du tout

5. dreadful (inspiring fear) liter:

dreadful foe, weapon

redoutable

6. dreadful (embarrassed):

to feel dreadful about sth/about doing/about having done

avoir honte de qc/de faire/d'avoir fait

dreadfully [Brit ˈdrɛdfəli, Am ˈdrɛdfəli] ADV

1. dreadfully (emphatic):

dreadfully disappointed, cross, short of money

terriblement

dreadfully sorry, wrong

vraiment

I miss her dreadfully

elle me manque terriblement

2. dreadfully (horribly):

dreadfully suffer

affreusement

dreadfully treat

affreusement mal

dreadfully behave

abominablement

penny dreadful N inf, dated

penny dreadful

roman m à quatre sous

wasn't [Brit ˈwɒz(ə)nt, Am ˈwəz(ə)nt]

wasn't → was not

dreadful’—‘wasn't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dreadful’—‘wasn't in the English»French Dictionary

dreadful ADJ

1. dreadful (terrible):

dreadful mistake

terrible

dreadful accident

atroce

2. dreadful (bad quality):

dreadful

qui ne vaut rien

3. dreadful (very great):

dreadful annoyance, bore

gros(se)

dreadfully ADV

1. dreadfully (in a terrible manner):

dreadfully

terriblement

2. dreadfully (poorly):

dreadfully

très faiblement

3. dreadfully (extremely):

dreadfully

fortement

wasn't [wɒznt, Am wɑ:znt]

wasn't = was not, be

See also be

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB intr + adj or n

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's be English/a dentist

il est anglais/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? — I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? — je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on benefit [or welfare Am]

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50p

ce livre fait 50 pence

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? — he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? — il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB aux

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-ce possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] were to +infin, ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin, ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...