affreux

afʁø

affreuseaffreuses

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Definition of affreux - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

laideurtrès laid ou extrêmement désagréable à voir ou entendre

Il portait un pull affreux avec des couleurs criardes.

hideux

repoussant

peurqui provoque une grande peur ou un sentiment d'effroi

Ce film d'horreur contenait des scènes affreuses.

épouvantable

terrifiant

souffrancequi cause une grande souffrance physique ou morale

Elle ressentait une douleur affreuse dans le dos.

atroce

insupportable

moralmoralement détestable ou capable d'actions très viles

Cet homme affreux a commis des crimes terribles.

abject

ignoble

Noun, masculine

apparencepersonne très laide ou effrayante par son apparence

Cet affreux lui faisait peur dans la rue.

laideron

monstre

bêtisesenfant espiègle ou désobéissant

Mon petit affreux a encore cassé un vase.

chenapan

polisson

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Expressions with affreux

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affreux jojo

enfant turbulent qui fait des bêtises

Ce petit affreux jojo a encore cassé un vase !

Origin of affreux

latin, affreus (frightful)

Examples of affreux in a sentence

Ce bruit affreux m’empêche de dormir.
La tempête d'hier soir était affreuse.
J'ai fait un cauchemar affreux cette nuit.
La perte de son ami fut un moment affreux pour lui.
Après l'accident, il a enduré des souffrances affreuses.
Son comportement affreux a choqué tout le village.

Ils ont eu des intentions affreuses envers leurs collègues.
Les enfants évitaient l’affreux au coin de la rue.
On a pris peur en voyant cet affreux dans le parc.
Les affreux de la classe ont encore fait des bêtises.
Un affreux a caché mes clés ce matin.

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English:hideous, eyesore, ...
German:hässlich, Scheusal, ...
Italian:orrendo, mostro, ...
Spanish:horrible, horrendo, ...
Portuguese:horrível, monstro, ...
Chinese:难看, 丑八怪, ...
Japanese:おぞましい, 化け物, ...
Arabic:فظيع, البشع, ...
Hebrew:מְזוּעָזֵעַ, מְכוֹעָר, ...
Russian:ужасный, урод, ...
Ukrainian:жахливий, страхіття, ...
Catalan:horrible, espantall, ...
Danish:hæslig, et uhyre, ...
Dutch:afschuwelijk, een afschuwelijke persoon, ...
Greek:αηδιαστικός, άσχημος και τρομακτικός, ...
Hungarian:borzalmas, rémalak, ...
Khmer:អាក្រក់ណាស់, មនុស្សអាក្រក់មើល, ...
Korean:끔찍한, 괴물, ...
Polish:okropny, straszydło, ...
Portuguese (BR):horrível, monstro, ...
Romanian:urât, urâțenie, ...
Swedish:hemsk, fuling, ...
Thai:น่าเกลียดมาก, คนหน้าตาน่ากลัว, ...
Turkish:berbat, ucube, ...
Vietnamese:kinh khủng, người xấu xí, ...

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