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1 awful
'o:ful1) (very great: an awful rush.) enorme, imponente; terrible, tremendo2) (very bad: This book is awful; an awful experience.) horrible, horroroso3) (severe: an awful headache.) terrible•- awfully- awfulness
awful adj terrible / horribletr['ɔːfʊl]1 (shocking) atroz, horrible2 familiar (very bad) fatal, horrible, espantoso,-aawful ['ɔfəl] adj1) awesome: asombroso2) dreadful: horrible, terrible, atroz3) enormous: enorme, tremendoan awful lot of people: muchísima gente, la mar de genteadj.• espantoso, -a adj.• horrendo, -a adj.• impresionante adj.• malísimo, -a adj.• pavoroso, -a adj.• terrible adj.
I 'ɔːfəl1) (colloq)a) <journey/weather/day> horrible, espantoso, atroz; < clothes> horroroso, espantoso; <joke/movie> malísimo, pésimoI know it sounds awful, but... — te parecerá una barbaridad, pero...
I felt awful — me sentía fatal or muy mal
for one awful moment I thought he had seen me — pasé un momento horrible or espantoso creyendo que me había visto
2) ( terrible) (liter) <revenge/destruction> atroz
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adverb (AmE colloq) (as intensifier)['ɔːfǝl]1. ADJ1) (=dreadful) [weather] horrible, espantoso; [clothes, crime] horroroso, espantoso; [smell, dilemma] terriblewhat awful weather! — ¡qué tiempo más horrible or espantoso!
you are awful! — (=wicked) ¡qué malo eres!, ¡qué mala idea tienes!
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I have an awful feeling something's going to happen — tengo la terrible sospecha de que va a pasar algo•
how awful! — ¡qué horror!how awful for you! — ¡qué mal rato habrás pasado!
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to look awful — tener muy mal aspectoyou look awful, are you feeling all right? — tienes muy mala cara or tienes muy mal aspecto, ¿te encuentras bien?
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for one awful moment I thought I'd broken it — ¡fue horrible! por un momento pensé que se me había roto•
it smells awful — huele fatal•
what an awful thing to happen! — ¡qué cosa tan horrible or terrible!the awful thing is that he thought we were joking — lo peor (del caso) es que él pensó que estábamos de broma
2) (=bad, poor)3) (=awesome) imponente, tremendo4) * (as intensifier)she's got an awful cheek! — ¡tiene una cara increíble! *
2.ADV(esp US) ** * *
I ['ɔːfəl]1) (colloq)a) <journey/weather/day> horrible, espantoso, atroz; < clothes> horroroso, espantoso; <joke/movie> malísimo, pésimoI know it sounds awful, but... — te parecerá una barbaridad, pero...
I felt awful — me sentía fatal or muy mal
for one awful moment I thought he had seen me — pasé un momento horrible or espantoso creyendo que me había visto
2) ( terrible) (liter) <revenge/destruction> atroz
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2 dreadful
adj.1 espantoso(a), horroroso(a) (terrible)it's a dreadful bore! ¡es un aburrimiento total!it's a dreadful shame! ¡es una vergüenza absoluta!3 atroz, espantoso, terrible, pavoroso.
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