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1 bestürzend
I Part. Präs. bestürzenII Adj. Tatsache, Nachricht: alarming, shocking; es ist bestürzend zu lesen, wie viele hungernde Kinder es noch gibt it is shocking to read how many starving children there still are* * *be|stụ̈r|zend1. adjalarmingich finde es bestürzend, wie wenig die Schüler wissen — it fills me with consternation or it dismays me to see how little the children know
2. advhoch, niedrig alarmingly* * *be·stür·zendI. adj disturbing, distressing\bestürzende Neuigkeiten upsetting newsII. adv disturbingly, distressingly, alarmingly* * *Adjektiv disturbing* * *es ist bestürzend zu lesen, wie viele hungernde Kinder es noch gibt it is shocking to read how many starving children there still are* * *Adjektiv disturbing -
2 herzzerreißend
Adj. heartrending* * *heartbreaking; heartrending* * *hẹrz|zer|rei|ßend1. adjheartbreaking, heart-rending2. advherzzerreißend weinen — to weep distressingly
* * *herz·zer·rei·ßend* * *1.Adjektiv heart-rending2.adverbial heart-rendingly* * *herzzerreißend adj heartrending* * *1.Adjektiv heart-rending2.adverbial heart-rendingly* * *adj.heart rending adj. -
3 peinlich
I Adj.1. (unangenehm) embarrassing; Situation: auch awkward; painful umg.; es war mir sehr peinlich (, dass ich es vergessen hatte) I was ( oder felt) really embarrassed (at oder about having forgotten it); es ist mir sehr peinlich, aber ich muss dich bitten,... I don’t know how to put it, but I have to ask you,...; jemanden in eine peinliche Lage bringen put s.o. in an awkward situation2. (sehr genau) meticulous, painstaking; in dem Haus herrschte peinliche Ordnung the house was scrupulously tidyII Adv.1. jemanden peinlich berühren embarrass s.o.2. peinlich sauber scrupulously clean; peinlich genau very ( oder painfully) exact ( bei about); bei einer Sache peinlich genau sein auch take s.th. very seriously; sie vermieden peinlichst, danach zu fragen they took great care to avoid asking about it* * *disconcerting; embarrassing; awkward; painful* * *pein|lich ['painlɪç]1. adjich habe das péínliche Gefühl, dass... — I have a terrible feeling that...
es war ihm péínlich(, dass...) — he was or felt embarrassed (because...)
es ist mir sehr péínlich, aber ich muss es Ihnen einmal sagen — I don't know how to put it, but you really ought to know
es ist mir sehr péínlich, aber die Arbeit ist immer noch nicht fertig — I'm really sorry but the work still isn't finished
das ist mir ja so péínlich — I feel awful about it
es war so schlecht, dass es schon péínlich war (inf) — it was so bad it was (really) painful (inf)
2) (= gewissenhaft) painstaking, meticulous; Sparsamkeit carefulin seinem Zimmer/auf seinem Schreibtisch herrschte péínliche or péínlichste Ordnung — his room/his desk was meticulously or scrupulously tidy
jdn einem péínlichen Verhör unterziehen — to question sb very closely
2. adv1)péínlich wirken — to be embarrassing, to cause embarrassment
der Koffer wurde péínlich genau untersucht — the case was gone through very thoroughly, the case was given a very thorough going-over (inf)
er vermied es péínlichst, davon zu sprechen — he was at pains not to talk about it
etw péínlichst geheim halten — to keep sth strictly secret or top secret
* * *(difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) awkward* * *pein·lich[ˈpainlɪç]I. adj1. (unangenehm) embarrassingeine \peinliche Frage/Situation [o Lage] an awkward question/situation▪ jdm \peinlich sein to be embarrassedes war ihr sehr \peinlich she was very embarrassed about it▪ jdm \peinlich sein, dass/wenn... to feel awkward that/when...▪ etwas Peinliches sth awful2. (äußerst) painstaking, diligent\peinliche Genauigkeit meticulous precision\peinliche Sauberkeit scrupulous cleanlinessII. adv1. (unangenehm)jdn \peinlich berühren to be awkward for sbauf jdn \peinlich wirken to be embarrassing for sb2. (gewissenhaft) painstakingly\peinlich befolgen to follow diligently3. (äußerst) meticulously, thoroughly* * *1.1) embarrassing; awkward <question, position, pause>es ist mir sehr peinlich — I feel very bad (coll.) or embarrassed about it
2) nicht präd. (äußerst genau) meticulous; scrupulous2.1) unpleasantly < surprised>[von etwas] peinlich berührt sein — be painfully embarrassed [by something]
2) (überaus [genau]) scrupulously; meticulously* * *A. adjes war mir sehr peinlich (, dass ich es vergessen hatte) I was ( oder felt) really embarrassed (at oder about having forgotten it);es ist mir sehr peinlich, aber ich muss dich bitten, … I don’t know how to put it, but I have to ask you, …;jemanden in eine peinliche Lage bringen put sb in an awkward situation2. (sehr genau) meticulous, painstaking;in dem Haus herrschte peinliche Ordnung the house was scrupulously tidyB. adv1.jemanden peinlich berühren embarrass sb2.peinlich sauber scrupulously clean;peinlich genau very ( oder painfully) exact (bei about);bei einer Sache peinlich genau sein auch take sth very seriously;sie vermieden peinlichst, danach zu fragen they took great care to avoid asking about it* * *1.1) embarrassing; awkward <question, position, pause>es ist mir sehr peinlich — I feel very bad (coll.) or embarrassed about it
2) nicht präd. (äußerst genau) meticulous; scrupulous2.1) unpleasantly < surprised>[von etwas] peinlich berührt sein — be painfully embarrassed [by something]
2) (überaus [genau]) scrupulously; meticulously* * *adj.awkward adj.disconcerting adj.distressing adj.embarrassing adj.painful adj. adv.disconcertingly adv.distressingly adv.embarrassingly adv. -
4 qualvoll
I Adj. Schmerzen: excruciating; seelisch: agonizing; Ende, Tod: extremely painful; es war qualvoll auch it was torture* * *anguished; distressful; excruciating; harrowing* * *qual|voll1. adjpainful; Schmerzen agonizing, excruciating; Vorstellung, Gedanke agonizing; Anblick harrowing2. adv* * *1) (extremely distressing: a harrowing experience.) harrowing2) distressing4) (causing extreme bodily or mental pain: an excruciating headache.) excruciating* * *qual·vollI. adj agonizingII. adv\qualvoll sterben [o zugrunde gehen] to die [or perish] in agony [or great pain]* * *1.Adjektiv agonizing2.adverbial agonizingly* * *es war qualvoll auch it was tortureB. advqualvoll zugrunde gehen die in agony ( oder great pain)* * *1.Adjektiv agonizing2.adverbial agonizingly* * *adj.agonizing adj.distressful adj.torturous adj.very painful adj. adv.distressfully adv.harrowingly adv. -
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1. awkward2. disconcerting3. disconcertingly4. distressing5. distressingly6. embarrassing7. embarrassingly8. painfulmeticulous(veraltet: z.B. peinliche Befragung)torturesome adj
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