dreadfully

ˈdrɛdfəli
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Translation of dreadfully from English into Dutch

Adverb

1.

intensely

to a very great extent or degree
  • She was dreadfully tired after the long journey.Ze was verschrikkelijk moe na de lange reis.
2.

shockingly

in a shocking or unpleasant manner
  • The movie ended dreadfully, leaving everyone upset.De film eindigde afschuwelijk, waardoor iedereen van streek was.
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Synonyms and analogies of dreadfully in English

Examples of dreadfully in a sentence

  • He felt dreadfully cold without his coat.
  • The play was dreadfully boring, disappointing the audience.
  • He behaved dreadfully, shocking everyone at the party.

Translations of "dreadfully" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
vreselijkadv.

She was dreadfully tired after running the marathon all afternoon.

Ze was vreselijk moe nadat ze de hele middag een marathon had gelopen.

The coffee was dreadfully bitter this morning, so I added sugar.

De koffie was vreselijk bitter vanmorgen, dus heb ik er suiker in gedaan.

verschrikkelijkadv.

The movie ended dreadfully, leaving the audience feeling disappointed.

De film had een verschrikkelijk einde, waardoor het publiek teleurgesteld achterbleef.

The food was dreadfully stale, and nobody wanted to eat it.

Het eten was verschrikkelijk oud en smakeloos, niemand wilde er nog van eten.

ontzettendadv.

The speech was dreadfully boring and lost the audience's attention quickly.

De toespraak was ontzettend saai en het publiek haakte al snel af.

His performance was dreadfully poor compared to last year's.

Zijn optreden was ontzettend slecht vergeleken met dat van vorig jaar.

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Other translations for dreadfully:

  • afschuwelijkadv.

dreadfully: Examples and translations in context

You look dreadfully tired. I don't sleep at night.

Je ziet er vreselijk moe uit. lk slaap niet meer.

She dreadfully misunderstood the instructions, causing the project to fail completely.

Ze had de instructies vreselijk verkeerd begrepen, waardoor het project volledig mislukte.

It's dreadfully rude of me not to address you properly.

Het is vreselijk onbeleefd van me niet om u goed te pakken.

And dreadfully distinct against the dark, a tall white fountain played.

Een vreselijk onderscheiden tegen het donker, een lang wit fontein gespeeld.

I did try to prevent her but, she was dreadfully upset.

Ik probeerde haar tegen te houden, maar ze was vreselijk van slag.

It's dreadfully rude of me not to address you properly.

Het is vreselijk onbeleefd van me niet om u goed te pakken.

Their team played dreadfully poorly in the championship final.

Hun team speelde verschrikkelijk slecht in de finale van het kampioenschap.

He behaved dreadfully rude at the meeting yesterday.

Hij heeft zich gisteren tijdens de vergadering verschrikkelijk onbeschoft gedragen.

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