dreadful in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dreadful in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. dreadful:

dreadful (unpleasant) weather, person

orribile

dreadful day

terribile, tremendo

(emphatic) what a dreadful nuisance!

che seccatura!

a dreadful mess, waste of time

un gran casino, un'incredibile perdita di tempo

he made a dreadful fuss

ha fatto un sacco di storie

I had a dreadful time trying to convince him

ho dovuto sudare sette camicie per convincerlo

2. dreadful (poor quality):

dreadful film, book, meal

orribile

3. dreadful (horrifying):

dreadful accident, injury

spaventoso, terribile

dreadful crime

atroce

4. dreadful (ill):

to feel dreadful

sentirsi malissimo

to look dreadful

avere un aspetto terribile

5. dreadful (inspiring fear) liter:

dreadful foe, weapon

temibile

6. dreadful (embarrassed):

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

vergognarsi di qc, di fare, di avere fatto

penny dreadful [Am ˈˌpɛni ˈdrɛdfəl] N arch, inf

penny dreadful

romanzetto m di scarso valore

penny dreadful

libro m da quattro soldi

Translations for dreadful in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

immane

dreadful

agghiacciante scena, visione

dreadful

libercolo

penny dreadful

temibile arma, nemico, male

dreadful

dall'aspetto temibile

dreadful-looking

obbrobrioso

dreadful

orrido

dreadful

pauroso magrezza, pallore

dreadful

infame cibo, tempo

dreadful

dreadful in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dreadful in the English»Italian Dictionary

dreadful [ˈdred·fəl] ADJ

1. dreadful (terrible):

dreadful

terribile

dreadful storm, weather

orribile

I feel dreadful about it

è una cosa che mi fa stare malissimo

2. dreadful (of bad quality):

dreadful

orrendo, -a

3. dreadful (very great):

dreadful

spaventoso, -a

dreadful atrocity

terribile

Translations for dreadful in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

indecente

dreadful

abominevole

dreadful

abominio

dreadful thing

atroce

dreadful

mostruosità

dreadful deed

fare un baccano infernale

to make a dreadful racket

infame (fatica)

dreadful

bastardo (-a)

dreadful

boia

dreadful

dreadful Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I feel dreadful about it

è una cosa che mi fa stare malissimo

a dreadful plight

una situazione disperata

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The weather has changed, and it is dreadful outside.

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He avoided television, which he called a dreadful fire that burns with lightning speed.

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On race day, it rained heavily, and the weather was dreadful with the track full of water and the rain pelting down.

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His death in 1750 came as a dreadful shock to her.

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His priests are said to be dreadful magicians and mysteriarchs.

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The song explores the contrast between the dreadful working conditions he endured and life in the cathedral above him, which carried on as normal.

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To those who fully admit the immortality of the human soul, the destruction of our world will not appear so dreadful.

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He finished his first novel at 16, which he describes as dreadful.

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Major recurring themes in the work include loneliness and the dreadful feeling of loss when someone dear dies.

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However, those dreadful records netted them high picks in the draft.

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