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horrific [hɒ'rɪfɪk](a) (horrendous) horrible, terrifiant -
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[hə'rifik]adjective (terrible; terrifying: a horrific accident; a horrific journey.) terrifiant -
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horrible [ˈhɒrɪbl]a. ( = horrific) horrible ; [moment, truth] terrible• that's a horrible thing to say! c'est vraiment méchant de dire des choses pareilles !* * *['hɒrɪbl], US ['hɔːr-]1) ( unpleasant) [place, clothes, smell, thought] affreux/-euse; [weather, food, person] épouvantable2) ( shocking) horrible -
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['horə]1) (great fear or dislike: She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror.) horreur2) (a disagreeable person or thing: Her little boy is an absolute horror.) monstre•- horrible- horribleness - horribly - horrid - horrific - horrify - horrifying -
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awful ['ɔ:fʊl]∎ he was simply awful to her il a été absolument infecte ou horrible avec elle;∎ I feel awful je me sens très mal;∎ how awful for you! ça a dû être vraiment terrible (pour vous)!;∎ you're awful! tu es impossible!;∎ what awful weather! quel temps affreux ou de chien!;∎ she's an awful woman c'est quelqu'un d'épouvantable(b) (horrific → crime, news) épouvantable, effroyable∎ I have an awful lot of work j'ai énormément de travail;∎ they took an awful chance ils ont pris un risque énorme ou considérable;∎ he's an awful fool il est bien bête2 adverb -
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horrible ['hɒrəbəl]∎ a horrible tragedy/scream une tragédie/un cri horrible(b) (dismaying) horrible, effroyable;∎ in a horrible mess dans une effroyable ou horrible confusion;∎ I've a horrible feeling that things are going to go wrong j'ai l'horrible pressentiment que les choses vont mal se passer∎ to be horrible to sb être méchant ou horrible avec qn;∎ to say horrible things about sb dire des horreurs ou des choses terribles sur qn -
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obsess [əb'ses]obséder;∎ he's obsessed with punctuality c'est un maniaque de la ponctualité;∎ she's obsessed with the idea of becoming an actress elle n'a qu'une idée, devenir actrice;∎ he became obsessed by the horrific image cette vision d'horreur se mit à le hanter;∎ to be obsessed with death être obsédé par la mort∎ to obsess about sth être obsédé par qch
См. также в других словарях:
Horrific — Hor*rif ic, a. [L. horrifieus; horrere to be horrible + ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. horrifique. See {Horror}, { fy}.] Causing horror; frightful. [1913 Webster] Let . . . nothing ghastly or horrific be supposed. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horrific — 1 *horrible, horrid, horrendous Analogous words: horrifying, appalling, dismaying, daunting (see DISMAY vb): terrorizing, terrifying, frightening, alarming (see FRIGHTEN) 2 horrible, terrible, terrific, shocking, appalling, *fearful, awful,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
horrific — index deplorable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
horrific — (adj.) causing horror, 1650s, from Fr. horrifique or directly from L. horrificus dreadful, exciting terror, lit. making the hair stand on end, from horrere to bristle, to stand on end (see HORROR (Cf. horror)) + ficus, from stem of facere to make … Etymology dictionary
horrific — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing horror. DERIVATIVES horrifically adverb … English terms dictionary
horrific — [hô rif′ik, hərif′ik] adj. [Fr horrifique < L horrificus < horrere, to bristle (see HORRID) + facere, to make (see DO1)] horrifying; horrible … English World dictionary
horrific — [[t]hərɪ̱fɪk, AM hɔːr [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a physical attack, accident, or injury as horrific, you mean that it is very bad, so that people are shocked when they see it or think about it. I have never seen such horrific injuries … English dictionary
horrific — hor|rif|ic [hɔˈrıfık, hə US ho: , ha: ] adj extremely bad, in a way that is frightening or upsetting = ↑horrifying horrific crash/accident/attack etc ▪ a horrific plane crash ▪ His injuries were horrific. >horrifically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
horrific — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ADVERB ▪ really ▪ absolutely, quite, truly ▪ Some of t … Collocations dictionary
horrific — adjective Date: 1653 having the power to horrify < a horrific account of the tragedy > • horrifically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
horrific — adjective extremely bad, especially in a way that is frightening or upsetting: horrific accidents horrifically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English