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1 horrify
['hɒrɪfaɪ] [AE 'hɔːr-]verbo transitivo [ tragedy] atterrire; [ crime] fare inorridire; [ behaviour] impressionare, scandalizzare* * *verb (to shock greatly: Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest.) inorridire, sconvolgere* * *['hɒrɪfaɪ] [AE 'hɔːr-]verbo transitivo [ tragedy] atterrire; [ crime] fare inorridire; [ behaviour] impressionare, scandalizzare -
2 horrify hor·ri·fy vt
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3 (to) horrify
(to) horrify /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/v. t.1 far inorridire; fare raccapricciare; atterrire2 (fam.) impressionare; turbare; sconvolgere; scandalizzare: I was horrified by ( o at) the news, la notizia mi sconvolse. -
4 (to) horrify
(to) horrify /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/v. t.1 far inorridire; fare raccapricciare; atterrire2 (fam.) impressionare; turbare; sconvolgere; scandalizzare: I was horrified by ( o at) the news, la notizia mi sconvolse. -
5 appal
1) (horrify, dismay) sgomentare, spaventare2) (shock) sconvolgere, sbigottire* * *[ə'po:l]American - appalled; verb(to horrify or shock: We were appalled by the bomb damage.) spaventare- appallingly* * *1) (horrify, dismay) sgomentare, spaventare2) (shock) sconvolgere, sbigottire -
6 horror
['hɒrə(r)] [AE 'hɔːr-] 1.1) (feeling) orrore m., ribrezzo m. (at di fronte a, davanti a)to have a horror of sth., of doing — provare orrore per qcs., a fare
2) colloq. (person)he's a little horror — colloq. è una piccola peste
3) colloq. (ugly thing) orrore m.2.modificatore [film, story] dell'orrore••to give sb. the horrors — fare paura a qcn
* * *['horə]1) (great fear or dislike: She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror.) orrore2) (a disagreeable person or thing: Her little boy is an absolute horror.) orrore•- horrible- horribleness
- horribly
- horrid
- horrific
- horrify
- horrifying* * *['hɒrə(r)] [AE 'hɔːr-] 1.1) (feeling) orrore m., ribrezzo m. (at di fronte a, davanti a)to have a horror of sth., of doing — provare orrore per qcs., a fare
2) colloq. (person)he's a little horror — colloq. è una piccola peste
3) colloq. (ugly thing) orrore m.2.modificatore [film, story] dell'orrore••to give sb. the horrors — fare paura a qcn
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7 make someone's flesh creep
(to scare or horrify someone.) far accapponare la pelle, far venire la pelle d'oca -
8 scandalise
verb (to shock or horrify: Their behaviour used to scandalize the neighbours.) scandalizzare -
9 scandalize
['skændəlaɪz]verbo transitivo scandalizzare* * *verb (to shock or horrify: Their behaviour used to scandalize the neighbours.) scandalizzare* * *['skændəlaɪz]verbo transitivo scandalizzare -
10 shock
I 1. [ʃɒk]1) (psychological) shock m.to get o have a shock avere uno shock; to give sb. a shock provocare uno shock a o scioccare qcn.; her death came as a shock to us la sua morte ci ha scioccato; to recover from o get over the shock riprendersi da o superare uno shock; he's in for a nasty shock colloq. gli prenderà un colpo; to express one's shock (indignation) esprimere la propria indignazione; (amazement) esprimere il proprio stupore; shock! horror! — giorn. scherz. scandalo! orrore!
2) med. shock m.in (a state of) shock — in stato di o sotto shock
3) el. scossa f.to give sb. a shock — dare la scossa a qcn
4) (impact) (of collision) colpo m.; (of earthquake) scossa f.; (of explosion) urto m.6) colloq. shock absorber2.modificatore colloq. [ effect] shock; [decision, result] scioccanteII [ʃɒk]* * *I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.)2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.)3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.)4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.)2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.)- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.)* * *I 1. [ʃɒk]1) (psychological) shock m.to get o have a shock avere uno shock; to give sb. a shock provocare uno shock a o scioccare qcn.; her death came as a shock to us la sua morte ci ha scioccato; to recover from o get over the shock riprendersi da o superare uno shock; he's in for a nasty shock colloq. gli prenderà un colpo; to express one's shock (indignation) esprimere la propria indignazione; (amazement) esprimere il proprio stupore; shock! horror! — giorn. scherz. scandalo! orrore!
2) med. shock m.in (a state of) shock — in stato di o sotto shock
3) el. scossa f.to give sb. a shock — dare la scossa a qcn
4) (impact) (of collision) colpo m.; (of earthquake) scossa f.; (of explosion) urto m.6) colloq. shock absorber2.modificatore colloq. [ effect] shock; [decision, result] scioccanteII [ʃɒk]
См. также в других словарях:
Horrify — Hor ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horrify — index frighten, offend (insult), repel (disgust) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
horrify — (v.) 1791 (implied in horrifying), from HORROR (Cf. horror) + FY (Cf. fy). Related: Horrified; horrifying … Etymology dictionary
horrify — daunt, appall, *dismay Analogous words: agitate, upset, perturb, *discompose: *offend, outrage Contrasted words: delight, rejoice, gladden, gratify, *please … New Dictionary of Synonyms
horrify — [v] scare affright, alarm, appall, chill off*, consternate, daunt, disgust, dismay, frighten, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare to death*, shake, shock, sicken, terrify, terrorize; concepts 7,14,19 Ant. delight, make happy, please … New thesaurus
horrify — ► VERB (horrifies, horrified) ▪ fill with horror. DERIVATIVES horrified adjective horrifying adjective. ORIGIN Latin horrificare … English terms dictionary
horrify — [hôr′ə fī΄, här′ə fī] vt. horrified, horrifying [L horrificare < horrificus: see HORRIFIC] 1. to cause to feel horror 2. Informal to shock or disgust SYN. DISMAY horrification n … English World dictionary
horrify — UK [ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] / US [ˈhɔrɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms horrify : present tense I/you/we/they horrify he/she/it horrifies present participle horrifying past tense horrified past participle horrified to shock someone very much The idea that… … English dictionary
horrify — [[t]hɒ̱rɪfaɪ, AM hɔ͟ːr [/t]] horrifies, horrifying, horrified VERB If someone is horrified, they feel shocked or disgusted, usually because of something that they have seen or heard. [be V ed] His family were horrified by the change. [V n] ...a… … English dictionary
horrify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1791 1. to cause to feel horror 2. to fill with distaste ; shock Synonyms: see dismay • horrifyingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
horrify — horrification, n. horrifyingly, adv. /hawr euh fuy , hor /, v.t., horrified, horrifying. 1. to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all. 2. to distress greatly; shock or dismay: She was horrified by the price of the … Universalium