schrecklich

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Translation of schrecklich into English,

Adjective

1.
Qualität, furchterregend
  • The weather today is awful.Das Wetter heute ist schrecklich.
  • The awful sound scared everyone.Das schreckliche Geräusch erschreckte alle.
2.
miserable Qualität, Gefühl
  • The movie was terrible and boring.Der Film war schrecklich und langweilig.
  • The food tasted terrible and was inedible.Das Essen schmeckte schrecklich und war ungenießbar.
3.
Qualität, erschreckend
  • The weather today is absolutely horrible.Das Wetter heute ist absolut schrecklich.
  • The news reported a horrible accident on the highway..Die Nachrichten berichteten von einem schrecklichen Unfall auf der Autobahn
4.
Intensität
  • The storm caused terrific damage to the town.Der Sturm verursachte schrecklichen Schaden in der Stadt.
5.
Qualität, Aussehen
  • The food at the restaurant was dreadful.Das Essen im Restaurant war schrecklich.
  • He looked dreadful after the long flight.Er sah nach dem langen Flug schrecklich aus.
6.
panische Angst, Emotion
  • The movie was filled with horrific scenes.Der Film war voller schrecklicher Szenen.
  • The conditions in the prison were horrific.Die Bedingungen im Gefängnis waren grauenhaft.
7.
Qualität
US
  • The movie was so sucked that we left early.Der Film war so schrecklich, dass wir früh gegangen sind.
8.
unangenehm oder verstörend
  • The horrifying news left us speechless.Die schrecklichen Nachrichten machten uns sprachlos.

Adverb

1.
Intensität, Art und Weise
  • She was horribly late to the meeting.Sie war schrecklich spät zum Treffen.
  • He sang horribly at the concert.Er sang furchtbar beim Konzert.
2.
Verstärker, schlecht
  • She was terribly excited about the trip.Sie war schrecklich aufgeregt wegen der Reise.
  • He sang terribly at the audition.Er sang furchtbar beim Vorsingen.
3.
intensiv, schockierend
  • She was dreadfully tired after the long journey.Sie war schrecklich müde nach der langen Reise.
  • The movie ended dreadfully, leaving everyone upset.Der Film endete schrecklich und ließ alle verärgert zurück.
4.
  • The movie ended horrifically, leaving everyone speechless.Der Film endete schrecklich, und alle waren sprachlos.
5.
Art und Weise
  • The movie was horrendously boring.Der Film war schrecklich langweilig.
6.
sehr schlecht
  • The play was acted disastrously, disappointing the audience..Das Stück wurde katastrophal gespielt und enttäuschte das Publikum
7.
schlecht
  • He sang awfully at the concert.Er sang furchtbar beim Konzert.
8.
unangenehm
  • The food was hideously overcooked and tasteless.Das Essen war grässlich verkocht und geschmacklos.

Expressions with schrecklich: translations and examples in English

schrecklich vieladv.
He complains an awful lot.
sich schrecklich fühlenv.
She feels rotten about missing your birthday.
schrecklich besorgtadj.
She was worried sick when her son didn't come home.
After she moved away, I miss like hell every day.
After the storm, she looked a fright with her hair all messy.
You look a sight after running through that heavy rain.
schrecklich gutadj.
The movie was awfully good despite the bad reviews.

Synonyms and analogies of schrecklich in German

adj.furchtbarentsetzlichgrauenhafterschreckend

Antonyms

adj.ganz gutfalschegalbrav

Other examples with schrecklich

She looks awful after the long flight.
Sie sieht nach dem langen Flug schrecklich aus.
The terrible storm kept everyone awake..
Der schreckliche Sturm hielt alle wach
He felt terrible pain after the accident.
Er fühlte schreckliche Schmerzen nach dem Unfall.
He was horrible to his classmates.
Er war grausam zu seinen Klassenkameraden.
The dreadful storm kept everyone awake..
Der furchterregende Sturm hielt alle wach
The conditions in the prison were horrific.
Die Bedingungen im Gefängnis waren grauenhaft.

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

Adjective
terribleadj.

Ich wette, der Verkehr wird heute Abend wegen des Fußballspiels schrecklich sein.

I bet the traffic will be terrible tonight because of the football game.

horribleadj.

Er kam zu spät; erstens war der Verkehr heute Morgen schrecklich.

He was late, for one thing; traffic was horrible this morning.

awfuladj./adv.

Das Wetter war schrecklich, trotzdem wirkte die Hochzeit wunderbar märchenhaft.

The weather was awful; for all that, the wedding felt wonderfully magical.

Adverb
terriblyadv.

Nach ein paar Drinks ließ sie sich gehen und sang schrecklich laut.

After a few drinks, she let herself go and sang terribly loud.

horriblyadv.

Das Wetter war schrecklich kalt und machte unsere Pläne für draußen unmöglich.

The weather was horribly cold, making our outdoor plans seem impossible.

awfullyadv.

Der Film war schrecklich langweilig, sodass ich am Ende einschlief.

The movie was awfully boring, and I ended up falling asleep.

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schrecklich: Examples and translations in context

Du hattest mit dem Restaurant völlig Recht; der Service war heute Abend schrecklich.

You were dead right about that restaurant; the service was terrible tonight.

Ihr Beinbruch wirkte schrecklich, doch im Nachhinein war es ein Glück im Unglück.

Her broken leg seemed terrible, but it was a disguised blessing in hindsight.

Lass uns seine Verspätung nicht aufbauschen; der Verkehr war heute schrecklich.

Let's not blow his lateness out of proportion; traffic was terrible today.

Das Wetter war schrecklich; dennoch genossen wir unseren Urlaub am Strand.

The weather was terrible; even so, we enjoyed our vacation at the beach.

Das Wetter war schrecklich, aber die Wanderer machten den Berg hinauf weiter trotz allem.

The weather was terrible, but the hikers bashed on regardless up the mountain.

Er ist schrecklich im Tippen, weil seine Wurstfinger immer drei Tasten treffen.

He's terrible at texting because his sausage fingers always hit three keys at once.

Wir müssen die Fotos neu aufnehmen, weil das Licht gestern schrecklich war.

We need to retake the photos because the lighting was terrible yesterday.

Das Buch war schrecklich; seltsamerweise wurde es ein Bestseller.

The book was terrible; oddly enough, it became a bestseller.

See also:

schrecklich vielschrecklich gutschrecklich besorgt
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