awful in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for awful in the English»French Dictionary

awful [Brit ˈɔːf(ə)l, Am ˈɔfəl] ADJ

1. awful book, film, food, weather:

awful (bad)

affreux/-euse

awful (stronger)

exécrable

that awful woman!

cette horrible femme!

you are awful! hum

petit coquin!

it was awful to have to…

ça a été horrible d'être obligé de…

2. awful (horrifying, tragic):

awful news, accident, crime

horrible, atroce

how awful (for you)

comme c'est atroce (pour vous)

3. awful (unwell):

I feel awful

je ne me sens pas bien du tout

you look awful

tu n'as pas l'air bien du tout

4. awful (guilty):

awful

ennuyé

I felt awful (about) leaving her alone

j'étais très ennuyé de la laisser seule

5. awful (emphasizing) inf:

an awful lot (of)

énormément (de)

an awful cheek or nerve

un culot incroyable

to be in an awful hurry

être extrêmement pressé

god-awful ADJ inf

god-awful

exécrable

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‘how awful, ’ she commiserated

‘c'est affreux, ’ dit-elle, compatissante

Translations for awful in the French»English Dictionary

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effroyable misère, douleur, vacarme

dreadful, awful

exécrable journée, nourriture, temps

dreadful, awful

terriblement plus fort/plus difficile

an awful lot stronger/more difficult

il a terriblement grandi

he's grown an awful lot

un repas arrosé d'une infâme vinasse

a meal with awful plonk Brit

un repas arrosé d'une infâme vinasse

a meal with awful cheap wine

il fume trois paquets par jour, c'est affolant!

he smokes three packets a day, it's awful!

affreux (affreuse) temps, route, voyage, vacances

awful

c'est affreux!

it's awful ou dreadful!

moche couleur

awful

le temps est moche aujourd'hui

the weather is awful today

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Translations for awful in the English»French Dictionary

awful [ˈɔ:fl, Am ˈɑ:-] ADJ

1. awful (bad):

awful

affreux(-euse)

it smells awful

ça pue

you look awful

tu as très mauvaise mine

she looks awful in that skirt

cette jupe ne lui va vraiment pas

I felt awful for saying that

je m'en suis voulu d'avoir dit ça

2. awful (great):

an awful lot (of)

énormément (de)

god-awful ADJ inf

god-awful

merdique

Translations for awful in the French»English Dictionary

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énormément aimer, boire

an awful lot

énormément d'argent/de gens

an awful lot of money/people

atroce personne

awful

affreux (-euse)

awful

terrible jugement, année

awful

ce devoir est un vrai chiffon

this homework is an awful mess

il a une sale gueule (il est malade)

he looks awful

écorcher le français

to speak awful French

triste résultats

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awful Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it smells awful

ça pue

you look awful

tu as très mauvaise mine

she looks awful in that skirt

cette jupe ne lui va vraiment pas

I felt awful for saying that

je m'en suis voulu d'avoir dit ça

an awful lot (of)

énormément (de)

this homework is an awful mess

ce devoir est un vrai chiffon

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Are we really that awful to be around?

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Awful and dangerous experiments were held there and now they are beyond control.

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It was an awful, lonely place to be.

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The last five years were both glorious and awful, marked by inconsistency and high-drama.

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His playing time declined, and his fouls per 40 minutes went from a suspect 5.8 as a freshman to an awful 7.3.

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I mean, he's so awful, he really is.

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Of course if possible, the pretext should be great and overwhelming some awful stunning crime, made even more horrible by the reporters' imagination.

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In fact, most people at the label thought it was an awful idea.

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I have nightmares from it, and the memories are really awful.

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This awful death darkened my life in the most horrid way, he wrote in one of the letters.

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