horrible

horrible
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. horrible
Les détails de cette horrible affaire ont choqué toute la communauté.The details of this horrible affair have shocked the entire community.
b. horrific
Le maire a proclamé une journée de deuil pour commémorer les événements horribles survenus le mois dernier.The mayor proclaimed a day of mourning to commemorate the horrific events that occurred last month.
c. dreadful
Zélie raconte des histoires horribles sur les punaises de lit qui ont infesté son immeuble.Zélie tells dreadful stories about the bedbugs that infested her apartment building.
a. horrible
La pièce était horrible et nous sommes partis pendant l'entracte.The play was horrible, and we left during the intermission.
b. ghastly
Le temps est horrible. Ce ne sont pas les vacances dont je rêvais !The weather is ghastly; this is not the vacation I was dreaming of!
c. frightful
J'ai vu un horrible accident de voiture sur l'autoroute et je suis encore sous le choc.I saw a frightful car accident on the highway, and I'm still in shock.
a. hideous
Charlotte trouve que les vêtements que ses parents lui achètent sont horribles.Charlotte thinks that the clothes her parents buy her look hideous.
a. horrible
Quentin pense avoir été horrible avec ses proches et souhaite s’excuser.Quentin thinks he’s been horrible to his loved ones and wishes to apologize.
b. nasty
Terry a dit des choses vraiment horribles à ses collègues.Terry said very nasty things to his coworkers.
a. terrible
Eva est souvent absente au travail à cause de maux de dents horribles.Eva is often absent from work due to terrible toothaches.
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