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1 frightening
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2 aspect
['æspekt]1) (a part of something to be thought about: We must consider every aspect of the problem.) stránka2) (a side of a building etc or the direction it faces in.) poloha3) (look or appearance: His face had a frightening aspect.) výraz, vzhled* * *• vzhled• vid• vyhlídky• výhled• zřetel• poloha• situace• stránka• stanovisko• stav• hledisko• aspekt -
3 deter
[di'tə:]past tense, past participle - deterred; verb(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) zastrašit, odradit* * *• odstrašit -
4 forbidding
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5 formidable
['fo:midəbl, fə:'midəbl]1) (rather frightening: a formidable appearance.) hrozivý, strašný2) (very difficult to overcome: formidable difficulties.) nesmírný, obrovský•* * *• obrovský• impozantní• hrozný• hrozivý -
6 fright
1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) úlek, zděšení2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) strašák•- frighten
- frightened
- frightful
- frightening
- frightfully
- take fright* * *• vystrašit• zděšení• leknutí -
7 frightful
1) (terrible or frightening: I had a frightful experience.) hrozný2) (very bad: He is a frightful liar.) strašný* * *• hrozný -
8 goblin
['ɡoblin](a mischievous, ugly spirit: a frightening fairy-story about goblins.) skřítek* * *• skřítek -
9 imagine
[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) představit si2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) vidět ve své fantazii3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) domnívat se; předpokládat•- imagination
- imaginative* * *• pomyslet si• pomyslit si• představovat• představit si• stavit si• snít -
10 nightmare
noun (a frightening dream: I had a nightmare about being strangled.) noční můra* * *• přízrak• hrůza• noční můra• děs -
11 ogre
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12 unearthly
1) (supernatural, mysterious or frightening: an unearthly sight.) nadpřirozený2) (outrageous or unreasonable: He telephoned at the unearthly (= very early) hour of 6.30 a.m.) nelidský* * *• tajemný• tajemně• fantastický• nadpřirozený• nadzemský• nadpřirozeně• nadpozemský• neskutečný• nepřirozený• nebeský
См. также в других словарях:
frightening — index dire, formidable, odious, portentous (ominous), sinister Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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frightening — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ The situation was getting frightening … Collocations dictionary
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frightening — adjective / fraItn IN / making you feel afraid or nervous: That s a frightening thought. | it is frightening (to do sth): It s frightening to think how easily children can be hurt. frighteningly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
frightening*/ — [ˈfraɪt(ə)nɪŋ] adj making you feel afraid, nervous, or worried a frightening noise/thought/experience[/ex] It was supposed to be a horror film but it wasn t very frightening.[/ex] It s frightening that people like him get elected.[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
frightening — fright|en|ing [ fraıtnıŋ ] adjective * making you feel afraid: It was supposed to be a horror film but it wasn t very frightening. a. used about things that make you feel nervous or worried: It s frightening that someone like Adolf Hitler could… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frightening */ — UK [ˈfraɪt(ə)nɪŋ] / US adjective a) making you feel afraid It was supposed to be a horror film but it wasn t very frightening. b) used about things that make you feel nervous or worried It s frightening that someone like Adolf Hitler could come… … English dictionary
frightening — /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/ (say fruytning) adjective 1. causing fear: a frightening monster. 2. extremely large, intense, etc.: a frightening amount of money. –frighteningly, adverb …
Frightening — Frighten Fright en, v. t. [imp. {Frightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frightening}.] [See {Fright}, v. t.] To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. [1913 Webster] More frightened than hurt. Old Proverb.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
