frightfully
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fright·ful
(frīt′fəl)adj.
1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
2. Causing fright; terrifying.
3. Informal
a. Excessive; extreme: a frightful liar.
b. Disagreeable; distressing: frightful weather.
fright′ful·ly adv.
fright′ful·ness n.
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frightfully
(ˈfraɪtfəlɪ)adv
(intensifier): I'm frightfully glad.
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Adv. | 1. | frightfully - used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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Translations
بِفَزَع، بِرُعْب، بِفَظاعَه
strašně
forfærdeligtfrygteligt
mjög
frightfully
(o.f.) [ˈfraɪtfəlɪ] ADV (Brit) → terriblemente, tremendamenteit's frightfully hard → es terriblemente difícil
it's frightfully good → es la mar de bueno
I'm frightfully sorry → lo siento muchísimo, lo siento en el alma
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
frightfully
adv (inf) → schrecklich, furchtbar; she did frightfully well at school (dated) → sie war in der Schule unheimlich gut (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
frightfully
[ˈfraɪtfəlɪ] adv (fam) (late, cold) → terribilmente, spaventosamenteit was frightfully good of her → è stato estremamente gentile da parte sua
I'm frightfully sorry → mi dispiace moltissimo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fright
(frait) noun1. a sudden fear. the noise gave me a terrible fright.
2. a person who looks ridiculous. She looks a fright in those clothes.
stage frightstageˈfrighten verb to make (someone) afraid. She was frightened by a large dog.
ˈfrightened adjectiveˈfrightful adjective
1. terrible or frightening. I had a frightful experience.
2. very bad. He is a frightful liar.
ˈfrightening adjectiveˈfrightfully adverb
very. He's frightfully clever.
take fright to become frightened usually suddenly and quickly. She took fright and ran away.
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