frightfully

ˈfraɪtfəli
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Translation of frightfully from English into German

Adverb

1.

intensity

DatedUK
extremely or very much
DatedUK
  • The weather is frightfully cold today.Das Wetter ist heute schrecklich kalt.
2.

emotion

RareUK
in a way that causes fear or alarm
RareUK
  • The movie was frightfully scary.Der Film war erschreckend gruselig.
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Expressions with frightfully: examples in English and translations in German

Es tut mir furchtbar leid
I'm frightfully sorry for being late to your party!
es ist furchtbar gut
The chocolate cake here, it's frightfully good.

Synonyms and analogies of frightfully in English

Examples of frightfully in a sentence

  • She was frightfully excited about the upcoming concert.
  • The storm was frightfully intense, shaking the entire house.
  • The haunted house was frightfully realistic, scaring everyone.

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

Adverb
furchtbaradv.

They think you're a frightfully useful member of staff.

Sie halten Sie für ein furchtbar nützliches Mitglied des Kollegiums.

schrecklichadv.

She was frightfully excited to go on her first roller coaster ride.

Sie war schrecklich aufgeregt, ihre erste Achterbahnfahrt zu machen.

fürchterlichadv.

It's so frightfully rude of you to call at this hour.

Es ist fürchterlich unhöflich, dass Sie jetzt noch anrufen.

unheimlichadv.

The children's laughter was frightfully contagious, lifting everyone's spirits instantly.

Das Lachen der Kinder war unheimlich ansteckend und hob sofort die Stimmung aller.

erschreckendadv.

The car sped by frightfully close, causing a moment of panic.

Das Auto raste erschreckend nah vorbei und verursachte einen Moment der Panik.

entsetzlichadv.

Are you still so frightfully pessimistic in regard to women?

Loth. Bist Du wirklich noch so entsetzlich pessimistisch in Bezug auf Weiber?

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Other translations for frightfully:

  • verheerendadv.

frightfully: Examples and translations in context

It may be sunny, but I'm frightfully cold.

Die Sonne scheint, aber mir ist furchtbar kalt.

I could tell you that you are frightfully good-looking...

Ich könnte Ihnen sagen, dass sie furchtbar gutaussehend sind.

That means she's old and frightfully ugly.

Das bedeutet, dass sie alt und furchtbar hässlich ist.

I'm so frightfully sorry, old friend.

Es tut mir so furchtbar leid, alter Freund.

Well, this has all been frightfully amusing.

Nun, das ist alles furchtbar amüsant gewesen.

Yes, but he is frightfully attractive.

Ja, aber er ist furchtbar attraktiv.

Magdalene's going to be frightfully bored, anyway.

Magdalene los zu sein furchtbar langweilen jedenfalls.

I hope you won't, ever, because it's frightfully complicated.

Ich hoffe, dass Sie es nie verstehen werden, da es furchtbar kompliziert ist.

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