tɛʁibl
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Translation
terrible; awful
Word origin
From Latin terribilis ('frightful'), from terrere ('to frighten'). The same root gives terrible, terror, terrify and deter.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terribilis
- English cognates
- terrible, terror, terrify, deter
Grammar
Masc pluralterribles
Examples
C' .
That is terrible news.
' .
The film was not great.
enfance .
He had a terrible childhood.
L' l'autoroute .
The motorway accident was truly terrible to see.
' , ' .
This film is nothing special, I was expecting better.
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