Translations for „appalling“ in the English » German Dictionary

ap·pal·ling [əˈpɔ:lɪŋ] ADJ

1. appalling (shocking):

appalling

schockierend

appalling behaviour

unerträgliches Benehmen

appalling conditions

verheerende Zustände

2. appalling (terrible):

appalling

schrecklich inf

appalling headache

entsetzliche [o. fürchterliche] Kopfschmerzen inf

ap·pal <-ll->, Am ap·pall [əˈpɔ:l] VB trans

to appal sb

jdn entsetzen

to be appalled at [or by] sth

über etw acc entsetzt sein

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

appalling headache

entsetzliche [o. fürchterliche] Kopfschmerzen inf

appalling conditions

verheerende Zustände

appalling behaviour

unerträgliches Benehmen

the pay is appalling

die Bezahlung ist miserabel

her language was absolutely appalling!

ihre Sprache war wirklich schockierend!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The onset of the appalling winter conditions saw operations curtailed for some time.

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The character was rapidly balding and tried to look more virile by getting an appalling toupe, which he thought would draw the ladies.

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

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The day of the match saw torrential rain, soaking the spectators and the day was long remembered for the appalling conditions.

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

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Driven slowly, they could negotiate the most appalling curves and badly maintained or unballasted tracks.

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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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This was in response to the realities of the appalling communication and slow transport of the time.

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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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