Английский Этимологический словарь - terrible
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~ adj 1 extremely severe in a way that causes harm or damage (a terrible accident | The poor lad took a terrible beating.) 2 making you feel afraid or shocked (There was a terrible noise and the roof caved in.) 3 informal extremely bad; awful1 (1) (The hotel was absolutely terrible. | I'm a terrible cook.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A terrible experience or situation is very serious or very unpleasant. Tens of thousands more suffered terrible injuries in the world’s worst industrial disaster... I often have the most terrible nightmares... = dreadful ADJ • terribly My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend. ADV: ADV after v 2. If something is terrible, it is very bad or of very poor quality. She admits her French is terrible. = dreadful ADJ 3. You use terrible to emphasize the great extent or degree of something. I was a terrible fool, you know. I remember that now... ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis • terribly I’m terribly sorry to bother you at this hour... ADV: usu ADV adj ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin terribilis, from terrere to frighten — more at terror Date: 15th century 1. a. exciting extreme alarm or intense fear ; terrifying b. formidable in nature ; awesome a ~ responsibility c. difficult in a ~ bind 2. extreme, great a ~ disappointment 3. extremely bad: as a. strongly repulsive ; obnoxious a ~ smell b. notably unattractive or objectionable ~ behavior c. of very poor quality a ~ movie • ~ness noun • terribly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 colloq. very great or bad (a terrible bore). 2 colloq. very incompetent (terrible at tennis). 3 causing terror; fit to cause terror; awful, dreadful, formidable. Derivatives terribleness n. Etymology: ME f. F f. L terribilis f. terrere frighten ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. страшный, ужасный; внушающий страх, ужас terrible news —- страшная весть terrible weapons of warfare —- внушающие ужас орудия войны to die in terrible agonies —- умереть в страшных мучениях terrible in anger —- страшный в гневе Ivan the T. —- Иван Грозный 2. эмоц-усил. необыкновенный, кошмарный, жуткий terrible frost —- необыкновенный мороз at a terrible speed —- на чудовищной скорости he is a terrible bore —- он невыносимо скучен 3. ам. замечательный, превосходный 4. в грам. знач. сущ.: разг. человек или вещь, внушающие страх 5. в грам. знач. нареч.: разг. см. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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