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furchtbar
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German
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aw·ful [ˈɔ:fəl, Am ˈɑ:-] ADJ
1. awful (extremely bad):
awful
furchtbar
awful
schrecklich
awful
scheußlich
what an awful thing to say!
das war aber gemein von dir!
you're really awful
du bist wirklich schlimm!
awful quarrel
schlimmer Streit
to be too awful for words
unbeschreiblich schlecht sein
to look awful
schrecklich [o. fürchterlich] aussehen
to smell awful
fürchterlich stinken
2. awful attr (great):
awful
außerordentlich
awful
eindrucksvoll
an awful lot
eine riesige Menge
OpenDict entry
awful ADJ
there is not an awful lot that can be done about that inf ex
da kann man nicht wirklich viel machen
god-ˈaw·ful ADJ inf
god-awful
beschissen sl
German
German
English
English
unsagbar
awful
Höllengestank
awful stench
Heidenlärm
awful racket
Sauwetter
bloody awful [or sl bastard] weather no indef art Brit
jd fühlt sich acc hundeelend , jdm ist hundeelend
sb feels [Brit bloody] awful [or terrible] [or lousy]
schauderhaft
awful
schauerlich
awful
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
it sounds an absolutely awful situation
das klingt nach einer schrecklichen Situation
where is that awful smell coming from?
wo kommt dieser schreckliche Gestank her?
what an awful thing to say!
das war aber gemein von dir!
to be too awful for words
unbeschreiblich schlecht sein
she's got an awful horse laugh
sie wiehert echt wie ein Pferd! inf
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
People within that culture decide what they feel is mere communication, small talk or normal chitchat. 5.
en.wikipedia.org
She added that some parts of the film feel as false as the most manipulative feel-good drama's catharsis.
en.wikipedia.org
And that's the paradox: it makes the film feel like three episodes strung together.
en.wikipedia.org
Moisture is essential for the lips to look and feel healthy so don't go out without your lip balm.
www.dailymail.co.uk
I believe people can feel and hear when music is dishonest and motivated by the wrong reasons.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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`I have seen things with my own eyes, sir,' she said, `that would make any Christian's hair stand on end, and many and many a night I have not closed my eyes in sleep for the awful things that are done here.'
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de
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»Ich habe mit eigenen Augen Dinge gesehen, Sir«, sagte sie, »dass sich jedem Christenmenschen die Haare sträuben würden, und viele, viele Nächte habe ich kein Auge zugetan wegen der furchtbaren Dinge, die hier geschehen.«
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de
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Monday is an awful way to spend 1 / 7th of your life.
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www.chkebelski.de
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Montag ist eine furchtbare Weise, 1 / 7 vom deinen Leben zu verbringen.
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www.chkebelski.de
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` I have seen things with my own eyes, sir, ' she said, ` that would make any Christian s hair stand on end, and many and many a night I have not closed my eyes in sleep for the awful things that are done here. '
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de
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» Ich habe mit eigenen Augen Dinge gesehen, Sir «, sagte sie, » dass sich jedem Christenmenschen die Haare sträuben würden, und viele, viele Nächte habe ich kein Auge zugetan wegen der furchtbaren Dinge, die hier geschehen. «
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de
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VESPA - VEry Simple Parser for directories with Audio files and the script with the most awful acronym ever - is an open source PHP script to read all MP3 files of a certain web directory and enables navigation through its sub-directories.
www.php-resource.de
[...]
VESPA - VEry Simple Parser for directories with Audio files und das Script mit dem furchtbarsten Akronym aller Zeiten - ist ein Open Source PHP Script, das alle MP3 und M4A Dateien in einem Webverzeichnis ausliest und die Navigation innerhalb der Unterverzeichnisse ermöglicht.
www.php-resource.de
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But it wasn t just your Tom Hanks that was awful.
www.vice.com
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Aber es war nicht nur dein Tom Hanks, der furchtbar war.
www.vice.com

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