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m horror (di of)avere qualcosa in orrore hate something* * *orrore s.m.1 horror; ( terrore) dread, terror; ( ripugnanza) repugnance, disgust, abhorrence: colto, preso d'orrore, horror-struck (o horror-stricken); con mio grande orrore, to my unspeakable horror; provo orrore del sangue, the sight of blood fills me with horror; avere orrore di qlcu., qlco., to hate s.o., sthg.; mi fa orrore pensarci, I dread to think of it; la tua condotta mi fa orrore, your behaviour disgusts me; a certi bambini l'acqua fa orrore, some children are terrified of water // film, romanzo dell'orrore, horror film, story // sacro orrore, awe2 ( cosa orribile) horror (anche fig.): gli orrori della guerra, the horrors of war; commettere degli orrori, to commit atrocities; quel quadro è un orrore, that picture is hideous (o ghastly).* * *[or'rore]sostantivo maschile1) (raccapriccio) horror ( davanti a, alla vista di at)destare o suscitare orrore in qcn. to arouse o excite horror in sb., to horrify sb.; provare orrore alla vista di to feel horror at the sight of; con orrore in horror; avere orrore di o provare orrore per qcn., qcs. — to have a horror o an abhorrence of sb., sth
2) (atrocità)gli -i della guerra — the horrors o atrocities of war
3) colloq. (cosa o persona orribile)essere un orrore — to be horrible o a horror
4) letter. cinem.dell'orrore — [film, romanzo] horror
* * *orrore/or'rore/sostantivo m.1 (raccapriccio) horror ( davanti a, alla vista di at); destare o suscitare orrore in qcn. to arouse o excite horror in sb., to horrify sb.; provare orrore alla vista di to feel horror at the sight of; con orrore in horror; avere orrore di o provare orrore per qcn., qcs. to have a horror o an abhorrence of sb., sth.3 colloq. (cosa o persona orribile) essere un orrore to be horrible o a horror; che orrore! how horrible! that's horrible!4 letter. cinem. dell'orrore [film, romanzo] horror.
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