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frighteningly

  • 1 espantosamente

    adv.
    dreadfully, marvellously, frightfully, ghastfully.
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=con miedo) frightfully
    2) [para exagerar] amazingly
    * * *
    = hideously, horribly.
    Ex. What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.
    Ex. What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care.
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    * espantosamente + Adjetivo = excruciatingly + Adjetivo.
    * * *
    = hideously, horribly.

    Ex: What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.

    Ex: What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care.
    * espantosamente + Adjetivo = excruciatingly + Adjetivo.

    * * *
    ( fam); terribly
    este trabajo está espantosamente mal hecho this work is terribly badly done ( colloq)
    * * *
    1. [pavorosamente] terrifyingly, frighteningly;
    un cuerpo espantosamente mutilado a horribly mutilated body
    2. [pasmosamente] appallingly, shockingly;
    jugamos espantosamente mal we played appallingly o shockingly badly

    Spanish-English dictionary > espantosamente

  • 2 escalofriantemente

    ADV (=espeluznantemente) outrageously, hair-raisingly; (=aterradoramente) frighteningly, chillingly

    Spanish-English dictionary > escalofriantemente

См. также в других словарях:

  • frighteningly — fright|en|ing|ly [ fraıtnıŋli ] adverb 1. ) in a way that makes you feel afraid or nervous: The town looked frighteningly unfamiliar in the fog. 2. ) INFORMAL used for emphasizing something: a frighteningly expensive watch …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • frighteningly — UK [ˈfraɪt(ə)nɪŋlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a way that makes you feel afraid or nervous The town looked frighteningly unfamiliar in the fog. 2) informal used for emphasizing something a frighteningly expensive watch …   English dictionary

  • frighteningly — adverb a) In a frightening or terrifying manner. The pitcher that was set before me was frighteningly large. b) Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • frighteningly — adv. Frighteningly is used with these adjectives: ↑close, ↑real …   Collocations dictionary

  • frighteningly — frighten ► VERB 1) cause to be afraid. 2) (frighten off) drive away by fear. DERIVATIVES frightened adjective frightening adjective frighteningly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • frighteningly — adverb in an alarming manner the disturbing thing about the Minister s behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true • Syn: ↑scarily • Derived from adjective: ↑scary (for: ↑scarily), ↑frightening …   Useful english dictionary

  • frighteningly — adverb see frighten …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • frighteningly — See frightener. * * * …   Universalium

  • frighteningly — adv. terrifyingly, alarmingly, horrifyingly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • frighteningly — fright·en·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • scarily — adverb in an alarming manner the disturbing thing about the Minister s behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true • Syn: ↑frighteningly • Derived from adjective: ↑scary, ↑frightening (for: ↑frighteningly) …   Useful english dictionary

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