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1 appalling
[ə'pɔːlɪŋ]1) (shocking) [conditions, bigotry] spaventoso; [crime, injury] orribile2) (very bad) [ manners] esecrabile, detestabile; [joke, taste] orribile; [noise, weather] spaventoso, orribile* * *adjective spaventoso* * *appalling /əˈpɔ:lɪŋ/a.1 spaventoso; orrendo; tremendo: an appalling crime, un delitto orrendo; an appalling mistake, un errore tremendo2 (fam.) pessimo; disgustoso; orribile; orrido: appalling food, cibo pessimo; appalling manners, maniere disgustose; appalling weather, tempo orribile.* * *[ə'pɔːlɪŋ]1) (shocking) [conditions, bigotry] spaventoso; [crime, injury] orribile2) (very bad) [ manners] esecrabile, detestabile; [joke, taste] orribile; [noise, weather] spaventoso, orribile
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