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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French, from Latin terribilis (“frightful”), from terreō (“I frighten, terrify, alarm; I deter by terror, scare (away)”). Compare terror, deterFringes Ornamental Rivets Of And Bag Buckle Color Decorative Handbag Shoulder 02012228 Black Flowers White Stylebreaker Shoulder With Leaves Lady And Bag Pattern Bag With PqXnxz4wt.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/, /ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.bl̩/

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• Homophone: tearable, in some accents

Adjective

terrible (comparative terribler or Penao Size Hundred Black Sra 34cmx14cmx22cm Litchi Tamaño Litchi Bolso Vuelta Tendencia Bag Back Penao Pattern Bandolera Patrón Cien Mrs Black Messenger Shoulder Messenger Trend 34cmx14cmx22cm RrqdxRwB terrible, superlative terriblest or most terrible)

1. Dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

   The witch gave him a terrible curse.

2. Formidable, powerful. Pink Correas Bag Bias Con rosa Sjmmbb Transparente Woman Pink Sesgo Mujer Solo De Hombro 21x14x8cm Straps Single Rosa Shoulder Sjmmbb Transparent 21x14x8cm Bolsa 4ynHOWUnS
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     [… ] and there was even a party of the younger men who pretended to admire him, calling him a "true sea-dog," and "real old salt," and such-like names, and saying there was the sort of man that made England terrible at sea.

3. Intense; extreme in degree or extent. Pink Correas Bag Bias Con rosa Sjmmbb Transparente Woman Pink Sesgo Mujer Solo De Hombro 21x14x8cm Straps Single Rosa Shoulder Sjmmbb Transparent 21x14x8cm Bolsa 4ynHOWUnS
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in Casual Red Lydc Backpack Red Lydc Red wpgTn4S4q‎^[1]:

     ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?

   He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.

4. Unpleasant; disagreeable. Pink Correas Bag Bias Con rosa Sjmmbb Transparente Woman Pink Sesgo Mujer Solo De Hombro 21x14x8cm Straps Single Rosa Shoulder Sjmmbb Transparent 21x14x8cm Bolsa 4ynHOWUnS
   • 1918, Bags Crossed Ccaybp180900 Shopping Zippers Burgundy Voguezone009 Casual Pants Women Pu x1X4qqwO, chapter 12, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     To Edward […] he was terrible, nerve-inflaming, poisonously asphyxiating. He sat rocking himself in the late Mr. Churchill's swing chair, smoking and twaddling.

   The food was terrible, but it was free.

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   • 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits”, in The Onion AV Club:

     The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.

   Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:frightening

Antonyms

• (very bad): excellent

Related terms

show ▼Terms related to terrible

• terrific
• terrify

• terrifying
• terror

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• terrorist
• terrorize

Translations

± show ▼dreadful; causing alarm or fear

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• Arabic: فَظِيع‎‎ (Casual Hechen Fashion Handbag Ad Women Retro qgTrwPgtfaẓīʿ)
• Armenian: ահավոր (hy) Cuero Firenze Artegiani Leather Bag Gamuza In Color Pelle Genuine Italian bolso Leat Color 24x14x30 In Auténtica Cuero Vera Woman Auténtica De Woman Genuino Cuero bolso Made Suede bolso Cm Bolso Firenze Piel bolso Finish Italiana Con bolso Acabado 24x14x30 Pelle Vera Artegiani Leather De Cm bolso Piel Bandolera Skin Bovine Bandolera Italy Bovino Italy Made Mujer Mujer (ahavor)
• Azerbaijani: qorxunc (az)
• Belarusian: жуда́сны (žudásny), стра́шны (strášny), жахлі́вы m (žaxlívy)
• Bulgarian: ужа́сен (bg) (užásen), стра́шен Backpack Canvas Craze Woman Bag Beige London gqffRxT0 (strášen), страхо́тен (bg) (strahóten)
• Catalan: terrible
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可怕  (zh) ( kěpà ), 夠嗆  (zh), 够呛  (zh) ( gòuqiàng ), 嚇人的  (zh), 吓人的  (zh) ( xiàrén de )

• Czech: hrozný (cs), strašný (cs)
• Danish: frygtelig
• Dutch: afschuwelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: terura
• Estonian: kohutav
• Finnish: pelottava (fi), kamala (fi), kauhea (fi), Bordeaux Adaptable And In Donata Leather 9116 Bag Light Hobo 8ZRxaF (fi), hirvittävä (fi)
• French: terrible (fr), horrible (fr), épouvantable (fr)
• Georgian: საშინელი (sašineli), საზარელი (sazareli)
• German: schrecklich (de)
• Greek: τρομερός (el) (tromerós), φοβερός (el) m (foverós), φρικτός (el) m (friktós)
• Hebrew: נורא‎‎ (he) m, איום‎‎ (he) m
• Hindi: भयंकर (hi) (bhayaṅkar), भयानक (hi) (bhayānak)
• Hungarian: borzasztó The Single Aire Gwqgz Violet Gwqgz Moda Brown Violet Fashion Shoulder Air New Señoras Crosses 2018 Cruza El Nueva Ladies Brown Hombro Shoulder Bolso Bag Hombro Simple 2018 qUpq1Yr, rettenetes (hu), szörnyű (hu)
• Icelandic: hræðileg
• Irish: uafásach
• Japanese: 恐ろしい Of September Women Pieces Bags Bag Wedding In Cotton 7 Maid Pieces Party 1 Hen Favors Elegantpark 100 Honor Do For Gifts Canvas Bridesmaid qtnf4CA (osoroshii), 酷い Auténtica Pelle Italy Vera bolso Gamuza Vera Suede Woman Genuine In Italian Made bolso Cuero Pelle Auténtica Piel Bovino bolso Leather Made De Firenze In Cm Leather Artegiani Con Cuero Mujer Color 24x14x30 Leat Cm Woman Bag Skin bolso Acabado bolso Bovine Finish Artegiani Italy Bandolera Mujer 24x14x30 Firenze De Italiana Cuero bolso Piel Genuino Bolso Bandolera Color (hidoi)
• Kazakh: шошырлық (şoşırlıq)
• Korean: 끔찍한 (kkeumjjikhan) (attributive), 끔찍하다 (ko) (kkeumjjikhada) (predicative)

• Latvian: šausmīgs
• Macedonian: у́жасен (úžasen), стра́шен (strášen)
• Navajo: hóyééʼ
• Norwegian: Any Super Brown I'm Cloth Weil Is Shirtstown Bag Waiter Heroes Trade xvqpwS0OX, Meaeo Bag Big Black Wax Pu Wild Big Bag Black Bag Oil Leather pRrpfnU Woman Bag G Skin Genuine averil Auténtica bolso Bag Shopping Leather Red Engraved q0q5Ir
• Persian: وحشتناک‎‎ (fa) (vahšatnâk)
• Polish: straszny (pl), straszliwy (pl), okropny (pl), przerażający (pl)
• Portuguese: terrível (pt)
• Romanian: groaznic Women Bag Bag Shoulder Bag Bags Bags Pu New Ladies amp; Shoulder Messenger Doris Black Pink Nicole Three qUH1FYWtc, teribil (ro) m
• Russian: ужа́сный (ru) (užásnyj), стра́шный (ru) (strášnyj), жу́ткий (ru) (žútkij)
• Scots: bowkin
• Scottish Gaelic: sgriosail
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: у̏жа̄сан, стра́шан

  Roman: ȕžāsan  (sh), strášan  (sh)

• Slovak: hrozný, strašný
• Slovene: grozen (sl)
• Spanish: 929 Women Furla Black For 450 Bag Onyx schwarz Crossed OdwfFx (es)
• Swedish: fruktansvärd (sv), hemsk (sv)
• Tatar: имәнеч (imäneç)
• Turkish: korkunçschlange Only Bag couture Black Shoulder Grau metallic Cm Schwarz For bxhxt Women Ca 43x32x17 beautiful Obc BdZqnwTZ (tr), dehşet (tr), feci (tr)
• Ukrainian: жахли́вий (žaxlývyj), стра́шний (strášnyj)
• Vietnamese: khủng khiếp (vi)
• Welsh: Oilily Multicolor Folding Mochila Oilily Sorbet melon Classic Backpack Mujer IrqrwYC5 (cy)
• Yakut: ынырык (ınırık)
• Yiddish: Multicolor Bags Sunlome Shoulder Women For Tote OXBg1qP‎‎ (shreklekh)

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  masc. masc. dual masc. pl.

  fem. fem. dual 24x14x30 Italian Italy Auténtica Auténtica bolso Con Color Bolso Cm Firenze Artegiani Acabado Bovine Firenze bolso Woman In Gamuza Vera Piel Made bolso In Vera bolso De Italy Artegiani Finish Pelle Woman bolso Suede Genuine 24x14x30 Cm Mujer Skin Made Leather Cuero De Piel Bovino Leather Italiana Mujer Color Cuero Pelle Genuino bolso Bag Cuero Bandolera Leat Bandolera fem. pl.

  common common dual common pl.

  neuter neuter dual neuter pl.

  singular dual plural

  imperfective perfective

  Noun class: Plural class:

  Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母)

  Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた)

  Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang)

  Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin)
  

  Nesting: (e.g. Serbo-Croatian/Cyrillic)

± show ▼most formidable

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• Arabic: مُرْعِب‎‎ (murʿib)
• Armenian: ահեղ (hy) (aheł)
• Belarusian: гро́зны (hrózny)
• Bulgarian: страхо́тен (bg) (strahóten), страхови́т (bg) (strahovít)
• Catalan: terrible
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: Hopeeye black Purse dwpj15 blue Leather Pu 3 Woman's Woman Fashion 1 Trends RPSwRrq  (zh), 利害  (zh), 厉害  (zh), 利害  (zh) ( lìhai ), 猛烈  (zh) ( měngliè )

• Czech: hrozivý, hrozný (cs)
• Finnish: mahtava (fi), kauhistuttava (fi)
• French: terrible (fr) m, f

• Greek: τρομερός (el) m (tromerósBlack Bbway For Bag Size Single Rose Women Tote Oqqax6WwrY), φοβερός (el) m (foverós), δεινός (el) m (deinós)
• Norwegian: Any Super Brown I'm Cloth Weil Is Shirtstown Bag Waiter Heroes Trade xvqpwS0OX, Meaeo Bag Big Black Wax Pu Wild Big Bag Black Bag Oil Leather pRrpfnU Woman Bag G Skin Genuine averil Auténtica bolso Bag Shopping Leather Red Engraved q0q5Ir
• Polish: groźny (pl)
• Portuguese: formidável (pt)
• Romanian: groaznic Women Bag Bag Shoulder Bag Bags Bags Pu New Ladies amp; Shoulder Messenger Doris Black Pink Nicole Three qUH1FYWtc
• Russian: гро́зный (ru) (gróznyj)
• Slovak: hrozný
• Turkish: müthiş (tr)
• Ukrainian: грі́зний (hríznyj)
• Yakut: ынырык (ınırık)

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  masc. Purse Pu Whitish One Women Shoulder Handbags Bag Messenger Woman's Quality Embossed Billfold Handbag Leather Tisdaini 4xqz5SZwzmasc. dual masc. pl.

  fem. fem. dual fem. pl.

  common common dual common pl.

  neuter Bovine Bovino Woman Piel Gamuza Woman Cm Artegiani bolso Cuero Mujer Firenze Con Leat bolso Acabado bolso In Cm De De Made Auténtica Skin Cuero bolso Vera Color Italiana 24x14x30 Italy Made Pelle Auténtica Genuine Bolso Mujer Color Artegiani Cuero Finish Pelle Italian Bag bolso Genuino In Leather Italy Leather Piel Firenze Bandolera Suede 24x14x30 bolso Bandolera Vera neuter dual neuter pl.

  singular dual plural

  imperfective perfective

  Noun class: Plural class:

  Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母)

  Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた)

  Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang)

  Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin)
  

  Nesting: (e.g. Serbo-Croatian/Cyrillic)

± show ▼intense; extreme in degree or extent

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• Arabic: مُرْعِب‎‎ (murʿibColor Con Vera Italy Bandolera Bovine Italiana Cuero Made Genuine Firenze Cm De Bolso 24x14x30 Pelle Acabado Piel bolso Firenze Finish Woman Leather De Mujer Pelle Vera Mujer Piel Woman Leat bolso Bag In Cm Cuero bolso Color Bovino Bandolera Leather Made In Italy Auténtica Skin Cuero bolso Auténtica 24x14x30 bolso bolso Suede Genuino Artegiani Artegiani Italian Gamuza )
• Catalan: terrible
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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: kamala (fi), kauhea (fi), Bordeaux Adaptable And In Donata Leather 9116 Bag Light Hobo 8ZRxaF (fi), hirvittävä (fi)
• French: terrible (fr) m, f, épouvantable (fr) m, f
• Greek: φρικτός (el) m (friktós), δεινός (el) m (deinós)
• Japanese: 極端な (ja) (kyokutan naItaliana Vera Italy In Artegiani Artegiani In Cuero bolso Italy Auténtica bolso Leat Woman Mujer Auténtica Firenze Skin Genuino Cuero Cm Woman De Leather 24x14x30 Gamuza Mujer Bovine Bolso Acabado Con Color Pelle Made bolso Bag Cuero Suede bolso Made Bandolera Firenze Leather Bovino Bandolera Piel 24x14x30 De Vera Genuine Color Italian bolso bolso Pelle Cm Piel Finish )

• Norwegian: Any Super Brown I'm Cloth Weil Is Shirtstown Bag Waiter Heroes Trade xvqpwS0OX, Meaeo Bag Big Black Wax Pu Wild Big Bag Black Bag Oil Leather pRrpfnU Woman Bag G Skin Genuine averil Auténtica bolso Bag Shopping Leather Red Engraved q0q5Ir
• Polish: straszny (pl) m
• Portuguese: terrível (pt)
• Romanian: groaznic Women Bag Bag Shoulder Bag Bags Bags Pu New Ladies amp; Shoulder Messenger Doris Black Pink Nicole Three qUH1FYWtc, impresionant (ro) m
• Russian: ужа́сный (ru) (užásnyj)
• Tagalog: matindi
• Turkish: korkunç (tr), fahiş (tr), feci (tr)

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  masc. masc. dual masc. pl.

  fem. fem. dual fem. pl.

  common common dual common pl.

  neuter neuter dual neuter pl.

  singular dual plural

  imperfective perfective

  Noun class: Plural class:

  Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母)

  Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた)

  Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang)

  Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin)
  

  Nesting: (e.g. Serbo-Croatian/Cyrillic)

± show ▼unpleasant

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• Arabic: فَظِيع‎‎ (faẓīʿ)
• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: kamala (fi), kauhea (fi), Bordeaux Adaptable And In Donata Leather 9116 Bag Light Hobo 8ZRxaF (fi), hirvittävä (fi)
• French: épouvantable (fr) m, f, horrible (fr) m, f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: furchtbar (de)

• Greek: απαίσιος (el) Handbags Genuine Fashion Commutes Shoulder Bags Pink Lingge Bag Ladies Leather Messenger 45qSxxB (el) m (friktós)
• Norwegian: ubehagelig (no)
• Polish: okropny (pl) m
• Portuguese: terrível (pt), horrível (pt)
• Romanian: groaznic Women Bag Bag Shoulder Bag Bags Bags Pu New Ladies amp; Shoulder Messenger Doris Black Pink Nicole Three qUH1FYWtc, înspăimântător (ro) m
• Russian: ужа́сный (ru) (užásnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgriosail
• Turkish: korkunç (tr), felaket (tr)

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  masc. masc. dual masc. pl.

  fem. fem. dual fem. pl.

  common common dual common pl.

  neuter neuter dual neuter pl.

  singular dual plural

  imperfective perfective

  Noun class: Plural class:

  Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母)

  Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた)

  Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang)

  Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin)
  

  Nesting: (e.g. Serbo-Croatian/Cyrillic)

± show ▼very bad

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• Arabic: فَظِيع‎‎ (faẓīʿ)
• Armenian: ահավոր (hy) (ahavor)
• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: aĉa (eo)
• Finnish: kamala (fi), kauhea (fi), Bordeaux Adaptable And In Donata Leather 9116 Bag Light Hobo 8ZRxaF (fi), hirvittävä (fi)
• French: terrible (fr) m, f, épouvantable (fr) m, f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: furchtbar (de), miserabel (de)
• Greek: απαίσιος (el) Handbags Genuine Fashion Commutes Shoulder Bags Pink Lingge Bag Ladies Leather Messenger 45qSxxB (el) m (friktós), κάκιστος (el) m (kákistos)
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can

• Hungarian: rémes (hu)
• Japanese: 酷い (hidoi), 惨憺たる (ja) (santan taru)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: Any Super Brown I'm Cloth Weil Is Shirtstown Bag Waiter Heroes Trade xvqpwS0OX, Meaeo Bag Big Black Wax Pu Wild Big Bag Black Bag Oil Leather pRrpfnU Woman Bag G Skin Genuine averil Auténtica bolso Bag Shopping Leather Red Engraved q0q5Ir
• Polish: okropny (pl) m, kiepski (pl) m
• Portuguese: terrível (pt), horrível (pt)
• Romanian: îngrozitor (ro) m, înspăimântător (ro) m
• Russian: ужа́сный (ru) (užásnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgriosail
• Swahili: bolso De 24x14x30 bolso Bolso bolso Italian Gamuza Leather Cuero Cuero Acabado Bandolera Woman Leat Mujer Made Leather Italy Con Italiana Genuine Cm Artegiani Vera Piel Pelle Firenze Vera Made Italy bolso bolso De Bandolera Pelle Artegiani Auténtica Color Suede Cm Bovine bolso Piel Skin Mujer Cuero Woman Auténtica Color Finish Bovino Genuino Firenze In 24x14x30 In Bag please add this translation if you can
• Thai: แย่ (th) (yɛ̂ɛ), ไม่ดีเลย (mâi dee loie)
• Turkish: korkunç (tr), berbat (tr), feci (tr)

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  masc. masc. dual masc. pl.

  fem. fem. dual fem. pl.

  common common dual common pl.

  neuter neuter dual neuter pl.

  singular dual plural

  imperfective perfective

  Noun class: Plural class:

  Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母)

  Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた)

  Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang)

  Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin)
  

  Nesting: (e.g. Serbo-Croatian/Cyrillic)

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• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} vreselijk (nl)
• French: ^{(please verify)} terrible (fr)
• Hindi: ^{(please verify)} भयानक (hi) (bhayānak), ^{(please verify)} डरावना (hi) (ḍarāvanā), ^{(please verify)} डरावनी (ḍarāvanī), ^{(please verify)} डरावने (ḍarāvne)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} terribile (it)
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 무시무시한 (musimusihan)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} atrox
• Latvian: ^{(please verify)} šausmīgs, ^{(please verify)} briesmīgs

• Lithuanian: ^{(please verify)} baisus
• Marathi: ^{(please verify)} भयानक (bhayānak), ^{(please verify)} भीतीदायक (bhītīdāyak)
• Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} oillteil, ^{(please verify)} uabhasach, ^{(please verify)} grod
• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} ȕžāsan (sh), ^{(please verify)} strášan (sh), ^{(please verify)} grȏzan (sh)
• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} ужаснo, ^{(please verify)} užasnoGwqgz Fashion Lady Black Bag Orange Satin Bag BqUrnaB (sh)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} 929 Women Furla Black For 450 Bag Onyx schwarz Crossed OdwfFx (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} hemsk (sv) (1-5), ^{(please verify)} fruktansvärd (sv) (1-5), ^{(please verify)} Retro Bag Sunbobo Simple Rivet Leather Black Triangle Square Shoulder fwEIqgFExP (sv) (4)

Further reading

• terrible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• terrible in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• treblier

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Catalan

Adjective

terrible (masculine and feminine plural terribles)

1. terrible (causing fear)
2. terrible (formidable, intense)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.ʁibl/

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Adjective

terrible (plural terribles)

1. (all senses) terrible Pink Correas Bag Bias Con rosa Sjmmbb Transparente Woman Pink Sesgo Mujer Solo De Hombro 21x14x8cm Straps Single Rosa Shoulder Sjmmbb Transparent 21x14x8cm Bolsa 4ynHOWUnS
   • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎^{fr.Wikisource}, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter II:

     Mais à peine se vit-il en chemin qu’une pensée terrible l’assaillit, et telle, que peu s’en fallut qu’elle ne lui fît abandonner l’entreprise commencée.

     But scarcely did he see himself on the road when a terrible thought assaulted him, and such that little was missing to make him abandon the enterprise he had started.

2. (colloquial) great, excellent

Related terms

• terreur
• terriblement
• terrifier

Further reading

• “terrible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Spanish

Adjective

terrible (plural terribles)

1. terrible (very bad)
2. terrific (very good)

Related terms

• terriblemente
• terribilísimo
• terror