terrible in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for terrible in the English»French Dictionary

terrible [Brit ˈtɛrɪb(ə)l, Am ˈtɛrəb(ə)l] ADJ

1. terrible (awful):

terrible

épouvantable

to be terrible at rugby, maths

être nul en

to be terrible at writing/driving

écrire/conduire très mal

to have a terrible time doing

avoir un mal de chien à faire inf

2. terrible (guilty):

I feel terrible

je suis ennuyé

to feel terrible about accident, mistake

culpabiliser à cause de

3. terrible (ill):

I feel terrible

je ne me sens pas bien du tout

4. terrible (ugly):

you look terrible in that hat

ce chapeau ne te va absolument pas

5. terrible (for emphasis):

terrible liar, optimist

invétéré

to be a terrible fool

se conduire comme le dernier des imbéciles

it was/it would be a terrible shame

c'était/ce serait vraiment dommage

enfant terrible [Brit ˌɒ̃fɒ̃ tɛˈriːbl(ə), Am ˌɑnfɑn tɛˈribl(ə)] N

enfant terrible

enfant mf terrible

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I'm a terrible hoarder

je ne jette jamais rien

there was a terrible fug in the bar

l'atmosphère du bar était horriblement enfumée

Translations for terrible in the French»English Dictionary

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épouvantable (gén)

dreadful, terrible

lamentable mort, accident

terrible

cruel (cruelle)

terrible

terrible froid, chaleur, bruit, douleur, embouteillage

terrible

terrible vent, orage

terrible, tremendous

terrible soif, envie

tremendous, terrible

terrible colère

terrible

terrible catastrophe, maladie, accident

terrible, dreadful

terrible inf

terrible, awful

c'est terrible d'être pingre à ce point

it's awful ou terrible being so mean

c'est terrible de devoir tout ranger après lui

it's awful ou terrible having to put everything away after him

il est terrible, il ne veut jamais avoir tort

it's terrible the way he never wants to admit that he's wrong

affreux (affreuse) malentendu

dreadful, terrible

affreux (affreuse) (extrême) besoin, envie, soif

terrible

affreux (affreuse) (cruel) torture, douleur, accident, blessure

dreadful, terrible

Ivan le Terrible

Ivan the Terrible

terrible in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for terrible in the English»French Dictionary

terrible [ˈter·ə·bl] ADJ

terrible crime, struggle, experience

horrible

terrible weather, film

affreux(-euse)

a terrible mistake

une terrible erreur

she looked terrible ill

elle avait une mine affreuse

she looked terrible badly dressed

elle était très mal habillée

Translations for terrible in the French»English Dictionary

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horrible acte, accident, cris

terrible

horrible

terrible

affreux (-euse) mort

terrible

affreux (-euse) temps

terrible

atroce vengeance, peur

terrible

atroce temps, repas

terrible

épouvantable

terrible

désastreux (-euse)

terrible

sévère échec

terrible

il est désolant qu'elle le fasse (subj)

it's terrible that she would do it

fameux (-euse) problème, erreur

terrible

être dans un état déplorable enfant

to be in a terrible state

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It had been terrible if you told a story you don't understand.

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After the day, in morning, there was a terrible war.

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Because it turns out that there's one thing even more terrible than forgetting her past: remembering.

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This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

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Such was the result of this terrible day.

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The online magazine however derided the graphics as the low point of the game, pointing to the terrible draw distance and building textures.

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A man of extremity, he is capable of tremendous love and terrible hate.

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Visually, the group displays a terrible understanding of fashion-sense and have dated hairstyles.

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However, it also got negative reviews from viewers, due to the show having terrible animation and half-naked, ugly-looking characters.

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In the war, things were in terrible turmoil.

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