awful in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.awful [Am ˈɔfəl, Brit ˈɔːf(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. awful inf:

awful journey/weather/day
horrible
awful journey/weather/day
espantoso
awful journey/weather/day
atroz
awful clothes
horroroso
awful clothes
espantoso
awful joke/movie
malísimo
awful joke/movie
pésimo
it smells awful
huele muy mal
it smells awful
tiene un olor que apesta inf
he's an awful man
es un repugnante
I know it sounds awful, but I found it amusing
te parecerá una barbaridad, pero me hizo gracia
I felt awful
me sentía fatal or muy mal
I've an awful feeling I left the door unlocked
¡qué horror! me parece que no cerré la puerta con llave
for one awful moment I thought he had seen me
pasé un momento horrible or espantoso creyendo que me había visto
you are awful! I didn't mean that
¡qué malo eres! or ¡qué mal pensado eres! no fue eso lo que quise decir
I'm awful at chess
soy un desastre jugando al ajedrez
how awful for the poor girl!
¡qué horror! ¡pobre chica!

II.awful [Am ˈɔfəl, Brit ˈɔːf(ə)l] ADV Am inf as intensifier

Translations for awful in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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ñara
god-awful sl
ampe
how awful!
malísimo (malísima)
awful
candanga
awful inf
atroz
awful
tengo un dolor de cabeza atroz
I have an atrocious o an awful headache
horroroso (horrorosa) persona/vestido
awful
hizo un tiempo horroroso
the weather was horrendous o awful o foul
¿eso le dijo? ¡qué atrocidad!
he said that to her? how atrocious! o how awful!
este nuevo programa es una atrocidad
this new program is terrible o awful o appalling
es muy mentiroso
he's an awful o terrible liar
horrible tiempo
awful

awful in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for awful in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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awful [ˈɔ:fəl, Am ˈɑ:-] ADJ

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awful Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it feels wonderful/awful
me parece maravilloso/fatal
he said something so awful that it doesn't bear repeating
dijo algo tan horrible que no es como para repetirlo
an awful lot
muchísimo
plain awful
horrible
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Because the threat of nuclear warfare was so awful, it was first thought that it might make any war of the future impossible.
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The greatness of evil lies in its awful accuracy.
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In fact, most people at the label thought it was an awful idea.
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Her work is largely influenced by television, which she finds to be the most awful thing.
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This experience changes her life, and she realizes how awful she had been to people.
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The last five years were both glorious and awful, marked by inconsistency and high-drama.
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I have nightmares from it, and the memories are really awful.
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He's done what we all strive for he's given this awful character the respect he deserves, and he's made him fascinating.
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I mean, he's so awful, he really is.
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They are still wearing their monks' outfits and smell awful from the night in the pigsty.
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