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1 raccapricciante
appalling, sickening* * *raccapricciante agg. horrifying, appalling; ( terrificante) blood-curdling, terrifying: un racconto raccapricciante, a horrifying tale; uno spettacolo raccapricciante, a terrifying spectacle; si udì un urlo raccapricciante, a terrifying (o bloodcurdling) scream was heard.* * *[rakkaprit'tʃante]aggettivo [immagine, racconto] horrifying, gruesome, bloodcurdling* * *raccapricciante/rakkaprit't∫ante/[immagine, racconto] horrifying, gruesome, bloodcurdling. -
2 atroce
appalling* * *atroce agg. atrocious, dreadful, terrible, ferocious, cruel: un delitto atroce, an atrocious crime; avere dei dolori atroci, to have terrible pains; un caldo atroce, a terrible (o a ferocious) heat // un dubbio atroce, a nasty suspicion.* * *[a'trotʃe, a'trɔtʃe]1) (feroce) [delitto, supplizio] atrocious, awful; [ vendetta] vicious, horrible; [ morte] agonizing, horrible2) (terribile) [ tortura] brutal, terrible; [ dolore] atrocious, agonizing, blinding; [ dubbio] tormenting* * *atroce/a'trot∫e, a'trɔt∫e/1 (feroce) [delitto, supplizio] atrocious, awful; [ vendetta] vicious, horrible; [ morte] agonizing, horrible2 (terribile) [ tortura] brutal, terrible; [ dolore] atrocious, agonizing, blinding; [ dubbio] tormenting -
3 spaventoso
appalling, dreadful, frightening, ghastly -
4 spaventoso
frightening* * *spaventoso agg. dreadful, frightful, terrible: uno spaventoso delitto, a dreadful crime; una spaventosa minaccia, a terrible threat; una ferita spaventosa, a frightful wound; avere una fame spaventosa, to be dreadfully hungry; lo spaventoso aumento dei prezzi, the terrible increase in prices.* * *[spaven'toso]1) (che incute paura) [rumore, vista] frightful, ghastly; [esperienza, mostro] frightening, scary2) (tremendo) [ferita, incidente] terrible; [condizioni, situazione] appalling, dreadful* * *spaventoso/spaven'toso/1 (che incute paura) [rumore, vista] frightful, ghastly; [esperienza, mostro] frightening, scary2 (tremendo) [ferita, incidente] terrible; [condizioni, situazione] appalling, dreadful -
5 terrificante
* * *[terrifi'kante]1) (che fa paura) terrifying, scary; [ violenza] hideous2) [ stupidità] appalling* * *terrificante/terrifi'kante/1 (che fa paura) terrifying, scary; [ violenza] hideous2 [ stupidità] appalling. -
6 agghiacciante
spine-chilling* * *agghiacciante agg. terrible, frightful, dreadful, appalling: una scena agghiacciante, a dreadful scene.* * *[aggjat'tʃante]* * *agghiacciante/aggjat't∫ante/ -
7 spaventevole
spaventevole agg. fearful, dreadful, appalling (anche fig.): vista, minaccia spaventevole, fearful sight, threat; difficoltà, ignoranza spaventevole, (fig.) appalling (o enormous) difficulty, ignorance; l'invasione ha avuto conseguenze spaventevoli, the invasion had appalling consequences. -
8 detestabile
detestabile agg. detestable, execrable, hateful, awful: lavoro detestabile, awful (o dreadful) work; uomo detestabile, detestable (o hateful) man; ha la detestabile abitudine di raccontare bugie, he has the objectionable habit of telling lies; lo trovo veramente detestabile quando se ne va senza salutare, I think he is really horrible when he leaves without saying goodbye; cibo detestabile, awful (o disgusting) food.* * *[detes'tabile]* * *detestabile/detes'tabile/ -
9 esecrabile
esecrabile agg. execrable, abominable, despicable, heinous, detestable: è senz'altro un atto esecrabile, it is undoubtedly a despicable (o an abominable) act (o deed); si è comportato in modo esecrabile, he behaved abominably; un delitto esecrabile, a heinous crime.* * *[eze'krabile]* * *esecrabile/eze'krabile/ -
10 immane
immane agg.1 (letter.) (enorme) huge, enormous2 (spaventoso) terrible, dreadful, appalling; monstrous: fu una immane tragedia, it was an appalling tragedy.* * *[im'mane]aggettivo (spaventoso) terrible, dreadful* * *immane/im'mane/(spaventoso) terrible, dreadful. -
11 impressionante
impressive( spaventoso) frightening( sconvolgente) upsetting, shocking* * *impressionante agg.1 impressive, striking, shocking; (commovente) moving: era di un pallore impressionante, he was strikingly pale; dramma impressionante, moving drama2 (spaventoso) frightening, awful, appalling: la scena che si presentò di fronte a noi era davvero impressionante, the scene that appeared before us was truly appalling.* * *[impressjo'nante]1) [risultato, numero] impressive; [ somiglianza] striking, startling2) (che spaventa) horrifying, spine-chilling* * *impressionante/impressjo'nante/1 [risultato, numero] impressive; [ somiglianza] striking, startling2 (che spaventa) horrifying, spine-chilling. -
12 orrendo
horrendous* * *orrendo agg.1 dreadful, horrible, shocking, hideous: un delitto orrendo, a dreadful (o shocking) crime; una morte orrenda, a horrible death; una guerra orrenda, an awful war; è orrendo a vedersi, it is a dreadful sight2 ( pessimo) horrendous, dreadful, awful, terrible: un film orrendo, a horrendous (o dreadful) film; un mobile orrendo, an awful piece of furniture.* * *[or'rɛndo]1) (che desta orrore) horrendous, horrible, awful, ghastly, hideous, appalling2) (pessimo) [film, vestito, tempo] terrible, awful, horrible, dreadful* * *orrendo/or'rεndo/1 (che desta orrore) horrendous, horrible, awful, ghastly, hideous, appalling2 (pessimo) [film, vestito, tempo] terrible, awful, horrible, dreadful. -
13 schifoso
disgusting( pessimo) dreadful* * *schifoso agg.1 disgusting, revolting, loathsome: un insetto schifoso, a revolting insect; un uomo schifoso, a horrible man3 ( pessimo) dreadful, awful, appalling: un tempo schifoso, appalling weather; un film schifoso, a dreadful film; una situazione schifosa, a lousy set-up* * *[ski'foso] 1.aggettivo [libro, film, luogo] lousy, crappy pop.; [città, casa] stinking, rotten; [cibo, gusto] revolting, disgusting; [ odore] foul2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) despicable person, bastard* * *schifoso/ski'foso/[libro, film, luogo] lousy, crappy pop.; [città, casa] stinking, rotten; [cibo, gusto] revolting, disgusting; [ odore] foul; che tempo schifoso! what a filthy weather!(f. -a) despicable person, bastard. -
14 barbaro
1. adj barbarous2. m barbarian* * *barbaro agg.1 ( dei barbari) barbarian, barbarous2 ( crudele) ferocious; barbaric, cruel; uncouth◆ s.m. barbarian.* * *['barbaro] barbaro (-a)1. agg2. smbarbariani Barbari smpl — the Barbarians
* * *['barbaro] 1.1) stor. barbarian2) (incivile) [ comportamento] barbaric, barbarous3) fig. (crudele) barbaric, barbarous, brutal2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) barbarian* * *barbaro/'barbaro/1 stor. barbarian2 (incivile) [ comportamento] barbaric, barbarous3 fig. (crudele) barbaric, barbarous, brutal(f. -a) barbarian. -
15 disastroso
disastrous* * *disastroso agg. disastrous, ruinous; dreadful: un'inondazione disastrosa, a disastrous flood; un'esperienza disastrosa, a disastrous (o dreadful) experience; una giornata disastrosa, a dreadful day; una guerra disastrosa, a ruinous war; risultati disastrosi, dreadful (o appalling) results.* * *[dizas'troso]aggettivo disastrous, calamitous, devastating* * *disastroso/dizas'troso/disastrous, calamitous, devastating. -
16 raccapricciare
raccapricciare v. intr. to be horrified, to be appalled: uno spettacolo che fa raccapricciare, a horrifying (o appalling) sight* * *[rakkaprit'tʃare]* * *raccapricciare/rakkaprit't∫are/ [1](aus. essere) to be* horrified, to be* appalled, to shudder; uno spettacolo che fa raccapricciare a bloodcurdling scene. -
17 abietto agg
[a'bjɛtto] abietto (-a)(spregevole: persona, azione) despicable, vile, (squallido: condizioni) abject, appalling -
18 detestabile agg
[detes'tabile](carattere, abitudine) detestable, odious, (tempo, cibo) dreadful, appalling -
19 disastroso agg
[dizas'troso] disastroso (-a)(gen) disastrousin condizioni disastrose — in a terrible o appalling state
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20 pessimo agg
['pɛssimo] pessimo (-a)superl di cattivo1) (gen) awful, dreadful, very badabbiamo fatto un pessimo viaggio — we had a dreadful o an awful o an appalling journey
c'è un pessimo odore in questa stanza — there's an awful o a dreadful smell in this room
di pessima qualità — of very poor quality, very shoddy
essere di pessimo umore — to be in a foul o a terrible mood
hai un pessimo aspetto o una pessima cera — you look awful o dreadful
2) (molto riprovevole) very wicked, nasty
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