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  • 1 horrific

    [həˈrɪfɪk] adjective
    terrible; terrifying:

    a horrific journey.

    مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب

    Arabic-English dictionary > horrific

  • 2 Horrific

    Cinema: H

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Horrific

  • 3 Another Sad Horrific English Series

    Jocular: ASHES

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Another Sad Horrific English Series

  • 4 užasavajući

    • horrific

    Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > užasavajući

  • 5 užasavan

    • horrific

    Serbian-English dictionary > užasavan

  • 6 vzbuzující hrůzu

    Czech-English dictionary > vzbuzující hrůzu

  • 7 страшное искушение

    Russian-english psychology dictionary > страшное искушение

  • 8 моторошний

    horrific, terrific, frightful

    Українсько-англійський словник > моторошний

  • 9 děsný

    Czech-English dictionary > děsný

  • 10 terrifiant

    horrific, terrifying

    Mini Dictionnaire français-anglais > terrifiant

  • 11 horroroso

    adj.
    horrible, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.
    * * *
    1 (que causa miedo) horrifying, terrifying
    2 familiar (feo) ghastly, hideous
    3 familiar (malísimo) dreadful, awful
    * * *
    (f. - horrorosa)
    adj.
    horrible, horrifying
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=aterrador) dreadful, ghastly *
    2) (=horrible) [ropa, peinado] hideous, horrific; [dolor] terrible; [película, libro] dreadful
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)
    * * *
    = appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].
    Ex. His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
    Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
    Ex. If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.
    Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
    Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
    Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
    Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
    Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
    Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)
    * * *
    = appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].

    Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.

    Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
    Ex: If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.
    Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
    Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
    Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
    Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
    Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
    Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.

    * * *
    ‹crimen› horrific, horrifying; ‹película/novela› terrible, dreadful; ‹persona/vestido› awful, ghastly ( colloq), horrific ( colloq)
    hizo un tiempo horroroso the weather was horrendous o awful o foul
    tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm terribly hungry, I'm absolutely starving ( colloq)
    * * *

    horroroso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ crimen horrific, horrifying;


    película/novela terrible, awful;
    persona/vestido awful, horrific (colloq);

    horroroso,-a adjetivo
    1 (que causa terror) horrifying, terrifying
    2 fam (muy feo) hideous, ghastly
    3 fam (muy desagradable) awful, dreadful

    ' horroroso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    horrorosa
    - traer
    - horrendo
    English:
    appalling
    - ask back
    - frightful
    - ghastly
    - grisly
    - harrowing
    - hideous
    - horrid
    - vile
    - wicked
    - awful
    - horrendous
    - horrible
    - horrific
    - horrifying
    * * *
    horroroso, -a, horrendo, -a adj
    1. [terrorífico] horrific, horrifying, terrifying;
    un accidente horroroso a horrific accident
    2. Fam [muy malo] appalling, awful;
    nos hizo un tiempo horroroso we had appalling o awful weather
    3. Fam [muy feo] hideous;
    tiene un novio horroroso she's got a hideous boyfriend;
    ese vestido le queda horroroso that dress looks hideous on her
    4. Fam [muy grande]
    tengo un frío horroroso I'm absolutely freezing;
    ¡qué frío más horroroso! it's absolutely freezing!;
    tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm ravenous o starving;
    * * *
    adj terrible; (de mala calidad) dreadful; ( feo) hideous
    * * *
    horroroso, -sa adj
    1) : horrifying, terrifying
    2) : dreadful, bad
    * * *
    1. (accidente, etc) horrific
    2. (horrible) awful / terrible

    Spanish-English dictionary > horroroso

  • 12 espantoso

    adj.
    frightening, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.
    * * *
    1 (terrible) frightful, dreadful
    2 (asombroso) astonishing, amazing
    3 (desmesurado) dreadful, terrible
    hizo un frío espantoso the cold was awful, it was absolutely freezing
    * * *
    (f. - espantosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=aterrador) frightening
    2) [para exagerar]

    llevaba un traje espantososhe was wearing an awful o a hideous o a frightful o ghastly * hat

    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <escena/crimen> horrific, appalling
    b) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awful

    hace un calor espantosoit's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)

    * * *
    = frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.
    Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
    Ex. See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.
    Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.
    Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.
    Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
    Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
    Ex. True, ghastly additions were made to XML.
    Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.
    Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
    Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
    Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
    Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
    Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.
    Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.
    ----
    * dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <escena/crimen> horrific, appalling
    b) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awful

    hace un calor espantosoit's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)

    * * *
    = frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.

    Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.

    Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.
    Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.
    Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.
    Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
    Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
    Ex: True, ghastly additions were made to XML.
    Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.
    Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
    Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
    Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
    Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
    Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.
    Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.
    * dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

    * * *
    1 ‹escena/crimen› horrific, appalling
    fue una experiencia espantosa it was a horrific o horrifying experience
    2 ( fam)
    (uso hiperbólico): hace un calor espantoso it's boiling o roasting, it's incredibly o unbearably hot ( colloq)
    pasamos un frío espantoso we were absolutely freezing ( colloq)
    tengo un hambre espantosa I'm ravenous o starving ( colloq)
    la comida era espantosa the food was atrocious o ghastly
    ¡qué sombrero tan espantoso! what a hideous o an awful hat
    esta máquina hace un ruido espantoso this machine makes a terrible o dreadful noise ( colloq)
    llueve que es una cosa espantosa it's absolutely pouring ( colloq), it's bucketing down ( colloq)
    * * *

    espantoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a)escena/crimen horrific, appalling

    b) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) ‹comida/letra/tiempo atrocious;

    vestido/color hideous;
    ruido/voz terrible, awful;

    espantoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (horripilante) horrifying, appalling: es un asunto espantoso, it's a horrifying situation
    2 fam (uso hiperbólico) tengo unas ganas espantosas de que llegue el fin de semana, I'm dying for the weekend to come!
    3 fam (muy feo) awful, hideous: ¡quítate ese espantoso sombrero!, take off that awful hat!
    ' espantoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    berrido
    - espantosa
    - ridícula
    - ridículo
    - sueño
    - tener
    - hacer
    English:
    diabolic
    - diabolical
    - dreadful
    - frightening
    - frightful
    - ghastly
    - gruesome
    - hairy
    - hideous
    - horrendous
    - interminable
    - shocking
    - stinking
    - wretched
    - abominable
    - atrocious
    - boiling
    - dire
    - excruciating
    - horrific
    - split
    - terrible
    - terrific
    * * *
    espantoso, -a adj
    1. [pavoroso] horrific
    2. [enorme] terrible;
    allí dentro hacía un calor espantoso it was roasting o boiling o terribly hot in there;
    tengo un frío espantoso I'm freezing to death;
    teníamos un hambre espantosa we were famished o starving
    3. [feísimo] hideous, frightful;
    llevaba un vestido espantoso she was wearing a hideous o frightful dress
    4. [pasmoso] appalling, shocking;
    el servicio postal era espantoso the postal service was appalling;
    * * *
    adj
    1 horrific, appalling
    2 para enfatizar terrible, dreadful;
    hace un calor espantoso it’s terribly o incredibly hot
    * * *
    espantoso, -sa adj
    1) : frightening, terrifying
    2) : frightful, dreadful
    * * *
    espantoso adj awful / dreadful

    Spanish-English dictionary > espantoso

  • 13 horrible

    adj.
    1 horrifying, terrifying.
    2 terrible, awful (muy malo).
    3 horrible, hideous (muy feo).
    * * *
    1 horrible, dreadful, awful
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific
    2) (=feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous
    3) (=malo, perverso) horrible

    ¡qué hombre tan horrible! — what a horrible man!

    4) (=insoportable) terrible

    hizo un calor horrible — it was terribly hot, the heat was terrible

    la conferencia fue un rollo horrible* the lecture was a real drag *

    * * *
    a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrific
    b) ( feo) < persona> hideous, ugly; <camisa/adorno> horrible, hideous
    c) < tiempo> terrible, awful
    d) ( inaguantable) unbearable
    * * *
    = horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.
    Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
    Ex. I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.
    Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
    Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
    Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.
    Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.
    Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.
    Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
    Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
    Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
    Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.
    Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
    Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.
    Ex. Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.
    ----
    * horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.
    * morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.
    * tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.
    * tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.
    * * *
    a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrific
    b) ( feo) < persona> hideous, ugly; <camisa/adorno> horrible, hideous
    c) < tiempo> terrible, awful
    d) ( inaguantable) unbearable
    * * *
    = horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.

    Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.

    Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.
    Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
    Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
    Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.
    Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.
    Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.
    Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
    Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
    Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
    Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.
    Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
    Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.
    Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.
    * horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.
    * morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.
    * tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.
    * tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

    * * *
    1 (trágico, espantoso) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific
    2 (feo) ‹persona› hideous, ugly; ‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous
    3 (malo) ‹tiempo› terrible, awful, dreadful
    4
    (inaguantable): ¡qué calor más horrible! it's terribly o unbearably hot!
    * * *

     

    horrible adjetivo
    a)accidente/muerte horrible, horrific

    b) ( feo) ‹ persona hideous, ugly;

    camisa/adorno horrible, hideous
    c) tiempo terrible, awful


    horrible adjetivo horrible, dreadful, awful
    ' horrible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amanecer
    - horrendo-a
    - infame
    - pestazo
    - antipático
    - calor
    - cargante
    - mal
    - malo
    - odioso
    - pereza
    - perro
    - pinche
    - tocar
    - tufo
    English:
    awful
    - cat
    - dreadful
    - hideous
    - hole
    - horrible
    - horrid
    - it
    - manage
    - mind
    - nasty
    - shocking
    - thought
    - wretched
    - abominable
    - crummy
    - foul
    - ghastly
    - revolting
    - rotten
    - sickly
    - vile
    * * *
    1. [terrorífico] horrific, terrifying;
    un accidente horrible a horrific accident
    2. Fam [muy malo] appalling, awful;
    nos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible o awful weather
    3. Fam [muy feo] horrible, hideous;
    tiene un novio horrible she's got a horrible-looking o hideous boyfriend;
    ese vestido le queda horrible that dress looks horrible o hideous on her
    4. Fam [muy grande]
    tengo un frío horrible I'm absolutely freezing;
    ¡qué frío más horrible! it's absolutely freezing!;
    tengo un hambre horrible I'm ravenous o starving
    * * *
    adj horrible, dreadful
    * * *
    : horrible, dreadful
    * * *
    1. (en general) awful / terrible
    2. (accidente) horrific

    Spanish-English dictionary > horrible

  • 14 espeluznante

    adj.
    hair-raising, lurid.
    * * *
    1 hair-raising, terrifying, horrifying
    * * *
    ADJ hair-raising, horrifying
    * * *
    adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling
    * * *
    = horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].
    Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
    Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.
    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
    Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.
    ----
    * de un modo espeluznante = spookily.
    * * *
    adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling
    * * *
    = horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].

    Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.

    Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
    Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
    Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
    Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.
    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
    Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.
    * de un modo espeluznante = spookily.

    * * *
    1 (que produce terror) ‹tragedia/estado› horrific, horrifying; ‹historia/experiencia› horrific, horrifying, hair-raising; ‹grito› terrifying, blood-curdling
    2 ( RPl fam) (de mala calidad) terrible
    * * *

    espeluznante adjetivo ‹tragedia/estado/experiencia horrific, horrifying;
    grito terrifying, blood-curdling
    espeluznante adjetivo hair-raising, terrifying
    ' espeluznante' also found in these entries:
    English:
    blood-curdling
    - creepy
    - eerie
    - grisly
    - hair
    - hair-raising
    - hairy
    - lurid
    - spooky
    - blood
    - shocking
    - spine
    * * *
    [escena, suceso] horrific, horrifying; [relato] hair-raising; [grito] bloodcurdling; [sonido] terrifying
    * * *
    adj horrific, horrifying
    * * *
    : hair-raising, terrifying
    * * *
    espeluznante adj terrifying

    Spanish-English dictionary > espeluznante

  • 15 sobrecogedor

    adj.
    overwhelming, enthralling, breathtaking, spellbinding.
    * * *
    1 (conmovedor) dramatic, awesome
    2 (que da miedo) frightening
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [paisaje, silencio] imposing, impressive
    2) (=horrible) horrific
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo shocking, horrific
    * * *
    = daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.
    Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
    Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
    Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
    Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    ----
    * paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.
    * vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo shocking, horrific
    * * *
    = daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.

    Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

    Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
    Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
    Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    * paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.
    * vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.

    * * *
    1 (conmovedor) ‹experiencia/silencio› moving
    2 (espantoso) shocking, horrific
    * * *

    sobrecogedor
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    shocking, horrific
    sobrecogedor,-ora adjetivo eerie, awesome

    ' sobrecogedor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impresionante
    - sobrecogedora
    English:
    daunting
    * * *
    sobrecogedor, -ora adj
    1. [terrorífico] frightening, startling
    2. [impresionante] shocking, harrowing
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( que asusta) horrific, shocking
    2 ( que conmueve) moving

    Spanish-English dictionary > sobrecogedor

  • 16 tremendo

    adj.
    1 tremendous, extraordinary, huge, colossal.
    2 great, royal.
    3 terrible, naughty.
    4 crushing, large.
    * * *
    1 (terrible) terrible, dreadful, frightful
    2 (muy grande) huge, enormous, tremendous
    3 (travieso) terrible
    \
    tomarse algo por la tremenda figurado to make a great fuss about something
    * * *
    (f. - tremenda)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) * (=grandísimo) tremendous
    2) (=terrible) terrible, horrific
    3) * (=divertido)

    es tremendo, ¿eh? — he's something else, isn't he? *

    4) * (=travieso)
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( terrible) terrible, dreadful

    tiene (un) tremendo chichón — (AmL) he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his head

    me dio (una) tremenda patada — (AmL) he kicked me really hard

    2) (fam) ( travieso) terrible, naughty; ( desobediente) disobedient, terrible
    * * *
    = daunting, formidable, phenomenal, terrific, tremendous, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of the highest order, awesome.
    Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
    Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
    Ex. Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
    Ex. However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.
    Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
    Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
    Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
    Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( terrible) terrible, dreadful

    tiene (un) tremendo chichón — (AmL) he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his head

    me dio (una) tremenda patada — (AmL) he kicked me really hard

    2) (fam) ( travieso) terrible, naughty; ( desobediente) disobedient, terrible
    * * *
    = daunting, formidable, phenomenal, terrific, tremendous, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of the highest order, awesome.

    Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

    Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
    Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
    Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.
    Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
    Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
    Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
    Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

    * * *
    A (terrible) terrible, dreadful
    se hallan en una situación tremenda they're in a terrible o dreadful situation
    la película tiene unas escenas tremendas the film has some horrific scenes
    tiene (un) tremendo chichón ( AmL); he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his head
    me dio (una) tremenda patada ( AmL); he kicked me really hard
    B ( fam) (travieso) terrible, naughty; (desobediente) disobedient, terrible
    * * *

    tremendo
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1
    a) (muy grande, extraordinario) ‹diferencia/cambio tremendous, enormous;

    velocidad/éxito tremendous;
    chichón huge;

    me dio (una) tremenda patada he kicked me really hard
    b) ( terrible) ‹ruido/dolor/situación terrible;


    2 (fam) ‹ persona terrible
    tremendo,-a adjetivo
    1 (muy grande, excesivo) tremendous
    2 (terrible) terrible
    3 (el colmo) limit: tu marido es tremendo, siempre se olvida de los cumpleaños, your husband is the limit, he always forgets birthdays
    ' tremendo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bochinche
    - bufido
    - cabreo
    - golpe
    - patinazo
    - tremenda
    - disgusto
    English:
    almighty
    - awful
    - baking
    - carry-on
    - exert
    - formidable
    - terrific
    - to-do
    - tremendous
    - unearthly
    - ungodly
    - uproar
    - fearsome
    - havoc
    - stupendous
    * * *
    tremendo, -a adj
    1. [enorme] tremendous, enormous;
    una caída/un éxito tremendo a tremendous o huge fall/success;
    se llevó un disgusto tremendo he was terribly upset
    2. [horrible] terrible;
    un espectáculo tremendo a terrible o horrific sight;
    tengo un dolor de cabeza tremendo I've got a terrible headache
    3. [enfadado]
    ponerse tremendo to get very angry
    4. [increíble]
    ¡ese niño es tremendo! that boy is a handful!;
    cuando se enfada es tremendo he's really scary when he gets angry
    5. Fam [atractivo]
    estar tremendo to be hot o Br fit
    * * *
    adj
    1 susto, imagen awful, dreadful
    2 éxito, alegría tremendous
    * * *
    tremendo, -da adj
    1) : tremendous, enormous
    2) : terrible, dreadful
    3) fam : great, super
    * * *
    1. (terrible) terrible
    2. (enorme) tremendous

    Spanish-English dictionary > tremendo

  • 17 terrorífico

    adj.
    terrifying, frightening, horrible, terrible.
    * * *
    1 terrifying, frightening
    * * *
    ADJ terrifying, frightening
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo horrific
    * * *
    = terrifying, fear-inducing, groundshaking.
    Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
    Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.
    Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo horrific
    * * *
    = terrifying, fear-inducing, groundshaking.

    Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

    Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.
    Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.

    * * *
    horrific
    * * *

    terrorífico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    horrific
    terrorífico,-a adjetivo
    1 (que causa miedo) terrifying, frightening
    2 (desastroso, desagradable) dreadful, horrific

    ' terrorífico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    terrorífica
    * * *
    terrorífico, -a adj
    terrifying
    * * *
    adj terrifying, frightening
    * * *
    terrorífico, -ca adj
    : horrific, terrifying
    * * *
    terrorífico adj terrifying / frightening

    Spanish-English dictionary > terrorífico

  • 18 entsetzlich

    I Adj.
    1. (furchtbar) horrifying, dreadful, terrible, appalling; (schreckenerregend) terrifying; (ekelhaft) horrible; (bestürzend) shocking, awful
    2. umg. Angst, Hunger, Kälte etc.: dreadful, terrible, awful
    II Adv. dreadfully, terribly, awfully (alle auch umg. sehr); entsetzlich langweilig umg. auch deadly boring; entsetzlich dumm umg. auch incredibly thick
    * * *
    ghastly; gruesome; horrific; hellish; horrid; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; appalling; terrifying; frightful; dreadful; terrible
    * * *
    ent|sẹtz|lich [Ent'zɛtslɪç]
    1. adj
    dreadful, appalling, hideous; (inf = sehr unangenehm auch) terrible, awful
    2. adv
    1) (= schrecklich) wehtun, schreien dreadfully, terribly, awfully

    entsetzlich aussehento look dreadful or appalling or hideous

    2) (inf = sehr) awfully

    entsetzlich viel ( Geld) — an awful lot (of money) (inf)

    * * *
    1) (ill; upset: I felt ghastly when I had flu.) ghastly
    2) (terrifying and horrible: a blood-curdling scream.) bloodcurdling
    3) (terrible; terrifying: a horrific accident; a horrific journey.) horrific
    * * *
    ent·setz·lich
    [ɛntˈzɛtslɪç]
    I. adj
    1. (schrecklich) horrible, awful, dreadful, terrible
    wie \entsetzlich! how dreadful [or terrible] [or awful]!
    2. (fam: sehr stark) awful, terrible
    ich habe einen \entsetzlichen Durst! I am terribly thirsty!
    II. adv
    1. (in furchtbarer Weise) awfully, terribly
    \entsetzlich aussehen to look awful [or terrible
    2. intensivierend (fam) awfully, terribly
    diese Bluse ist \entsetzlich bunt this blouse is awfully garish
    * * *
    1.
    1) horrible, dreadful <accident, crime, etc.>
    2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (stark) terrible <thirst, hunger>
    2.
    adverbial terribly (coll.); awfully
    * * *
    A. adj
    1. (furchtbar) horrifying, dreadful, terrible, appalling; (schreckenerregend) terrifying; (ekelhaft) horrible; (bestürzend) shocking, awful
    2. umg Angst, Hunger, Kälte etc: dreadful, terrible, awful
    B. adv dreadfully, terribly, awfully (alle auch umg sehr);
    entsetzlich langweilig umg auch deadly boring;
    entsetzlich dumm umg auch incredibly thick
    * * *
    1.
    1) horrible, dreadful <accident, crime, etc.>
    2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (stark) terrible <thirst, hunger>
    2.
    adverbial terribly (coll.); awfully
    * * *
    adj.
    abysmal adj.
    appalling adj.
    bloodcurdling adj.
    horrible adj.
    horrific adj. adv.
    appallingly adv.
    horribly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > entsetzlich

  • 19 dantesco

    adj.
    1 gruesome, horrible, frightening.
    2 Dantesque in style, Dantean in style.
    3 of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings.
    * * *
    1 Dantesque
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Literat) of Dante, relating to Dante
    2) (=horrible) nightmarish
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo ( de Dante) Dantesque; ( terrible) horrific
    * * *
    = gruesome, frightening, nightmarish.
    Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.
    Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
    Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo ( de Dante) Dantesque; ( terrible) horrific
    * * *
    = gruesome, frightening, nightmarish.

    Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.

    Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
    Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.

    * * *
    1 (de Dante) Dantesque
    2 (terrible) horrific
    * * *

    dantesco,-a adjetivo horrific, weird, macabre: asistimos a una escena dantesca, we witnessed a shocking scene
    ' dantesco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dantesca
    English:
    gruesome
    * * *
    dantesco, -a adj
    1. [horroroso] horrific, grotesque
    2. Lit Dantesque, Dantean
    * * *
    adj fig
    nightmarish

    Spanish-English dictionary > dantesco

  • 20 impresionante

    adj.
    1 amazing, astonishing (asombroso, extraordinario).
    2 impressive, awful, affecting, awe-inspiring.
    * * *
    1 (admirable) impressive
    2 (impactante) powerful; (inquietante) disturbing
    3 (sorprendente) astonishing, amazing
    4 familiar (gen) incredible; (negativamente) terrible; (enorme) tremendous
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=maravilloso) [edificio, acto] impressive; [espectáculo] striking
    2) (=conmovedor) moving, affecting
    3) (=espantoso) shocking
    * * *
    adjetivo <éxito/cantidad/paisaje> amazing, incredible; < accidente> horrific
    * * *
    = dazzling, formidable, impressive, striking, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring, imposing, breathtaking, bedazzling, astonishing, spectacular, awesome, towering.
    Ex. It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
    Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
    Ex. Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.
    Ex. A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
    Ex. Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.
    Ex. Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.
    Ex. Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.
    Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
    Ex. He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.
    Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
    Ex. There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.
    Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
    Ex. We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.
    ----
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * paisaje impresionante = breathtaking scenery.
    * vista impresionante = breathtaking view.
    * * *
    adjetivo <éxito/cantidad/paisaje> amazing, incredible; < accidente> horrific
    * * *
    = dazzling, formidable, impressive, striking, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring, imposing, breathtaking, bedazzling, astonishing, spectacular, awesome, towering.

    Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.

    Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
    Ex: Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.
    Ex: A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
    Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.
    Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.
    Ex: Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.
    Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
    Ex: He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.
    Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
    Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.
    Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
    Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * paisaje impresionante = breathtaking scenery.
    * vista impresionante = breathtaking view.

    * * *
    ‹éxito› amazing, incredible; ‹accidente› horrific
    había una vista impresionante desde el hotel there was a spectacular o an amazing view from the hotel
    había una cantidad impresionante de gente there was an amazing o incredible number of people there
    la caída del dólar fue impresionante the dollar's fall was dramatic
    * * *

     

    impresionante adjetivo ‹éxito/cantidad/paisaje amazing, incredible;
    accidente horrific
    impresionante adjetivo
    1 (admirable) impressive, striking: contemplamos un paisaje impresionante, we contemplated the astonishing landscape
    (sobrecogedor) shocking: sufrió un impresionante accidente, she had a horrific accident
    2 (intensificador) fue una metedura de pata impresionante, it was a terrible blunder
    tengo unas ganas impresionantes de verte, I can hardly wait to see you
    ' impresionante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ciega
    - ciego
    - conquistar
    - espectáculo
    - formidable
    - imponente
    - cantidad
    English:
    awe-inspiring
    - awesome
    - breathtaking
    - effective
    - imposing
    - impressive
    - impressively
    - mighty
    - spectacular
    - stunning
    - towering
    - awe
    - breath
    - cool
    * * *
    1. [asombroso, extraordinario] amazing, astonishing;
    tuvo un éxito impresionante it was amazingly successful
    2. [conmovedor] moving;
    era impresionante verlos sufrir it was terrible to watch them suffer
    3. [maravilloso] impressive;
    una puesta de sol impresionante an impressive o spectacular sunset
    4. [grande] enormous;
    hace un frío impresionante it's absolutely freezing
    * * *
    adj impressive
    * * *
    : impressive, incredible, amazing
    * * *
    1. (admirable) impressive
    2. (sorprendente) amazing / incredible
    3. (muy grande) terrible

    Spanish-English dictionary > impresionante

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