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terrible
1. (=very unpleasant) [experience, accident, disease] terrible, espantoso
·it was a terrible thing to have happened
·era terrible que hubiese sucedido algo así
·it was a terrible thing to see
·era horrible verlo
·the terrible thing is that I've lost it
·lo peor de todo es que lo he perdido
2. *
(=very bad) [weather, food] horrible, espantoso
·her French is terrible
·habla fatal el francénoun, habla un francénoun espantoso
·"what was it like?" -- "terrible !"
·--¿qué tal fue? --¡espantoso!
a. I'masculine terrible [at] cooking = se me da fatal la cocina *
·I'masculine terrible at remembering names
·se me da fatal recordar (los) nombres, soy malísimo para recordar (los) nombres
b. I've got a terrible [cold] = tengo un resfriado espantoso
c. I've had a terrible [day] at the office = he tenido un día malísimo or horrible en la oficina
d. to [feel] terrible
(=guilty, ill) sentirse fatal or muy mal
e. to [look] terrible
(=ill) tener muy mal aspecto
·she looked terrible in that trouser suit
·ese traje pantalónoun le quedaba fatal
f. I've got a terrible [memory] = tengo una memoria malísima
g. I've made a terrible [mistake] = he cometido un terrible error
h. you [sound] terrible, is something wrong? = ¡vaya tono!, ¿pasa algo?
i. we had a terrible [time] = lo pasamos fatal
3. * (as intensifier)
(=great) [pity, shame] verdadero
a. I've been a terrible [fool] = he sido un verdadero imbécil
b. the garden is in a terrible [mess] = el jardínoun está hecho un verdadero desastre
c. it was or it came as a terrible [shock] = fue un golpe terrible
d. he'noun having terrible [trouble] with his homework = le está costando horrores or un montónoun hacer los deberes *
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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