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1 frightful
1 ( inducing horror) [scene, sight] abominable, épouvantable ;2 ○ (terrible, bad) [prospect] terrible ; [possibility] horrible ; [mistake] épouvantable, terrible ; [headache] affreux/-euse ; he had a frightful time of it ça a été épouvantable pour lui ; he's a frightful bore il est terriblement ennuyeux ;3 ○ ( expressing disgust) [person, child] épouvantable ; [decor] affreux/-euse ; that wallpaper looks frightful ce papier peint est affreux or moche ○ ; that frightful woman! cette femme détestable! ;4 GB ( great) this strike is a frightful nuisance cette grève est vraiment dérangeante ; would it be a frightful nuisance for you to bring it round? cela vous dérangerait-il beaucoup de l'apporter? ; it's a frightful shame c'est vraiment dommage. -
2 frightful
frightful ['fraɪtfʊl](a) (horrible) atroce, horrible, effroyable;∎ the soldier had frightful wounds le soldat avait des blessures atroces∎ we had a frightful time parking the car on a eu un mal fou à garer la voiture∎ he's a frightful bore il est horriblement ou affreusement casse-pieds -
3 frightful
( = awful) affreux* * *['fraɪtfl]1) ( inducing horror) abominable, épouvantable2) (colloq) (terrible, bad) [prospect, mistake] terrible; [possibility] horrible; [headache] affreux/-euse3) (colloq) ( expressing disgust) [person] épouvantable; [decor] affreux/-euse -
4 bore
I.bore1 [bɔ:r]a. [person] to be bored s'ennuyer• to bore sb stiff or to death pomper l'air à qn (inf)b. [+ hole, tunnel] percerc. [+ rock] forer2. noun• he's such a bore! ce qu'il peut être raseur ! (inf)II.bore2 [bɔ:r]* * *[bɔː(r)] 1. 2.1) ( person) raseur (colloq)/-euse m/f2) ( situation)3) (also borehole) trou m de forage4) (of gun barrel, pipe) calibre m3.12-bore shotgun — fusil m de calibre 12
transitive verb1) ( annoy) ennuyer2) ( drill) percer [hole]; creuser [well, tunnel]4.to bore into/through — forer dans/à travers
••to bore somebody stiff ou to death ou to tears — faire mourir quelqu'un d'ennui
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