English-German translation for "frightful"

"frightful" German translation

frightful
[ˈfraitful; -fəl]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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erschreckend, schrecklich, furchtbar grässlich, entsetzlich, hässlich unerfreulich, scheußlich
  • unerfreulich, scheußlich
    frightful terrible, awful familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    frightful terrible, awful familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • frightful syn vgl. → see „fearful“
    frightful syn vgl. → see „fearful“
examples
Es wird Sie schockieren, aber es wird Ihnen auch ein Licht aufgehen.
It's going to be frightful, but it's going to enlighten you.
Source: TED
Seine vulgäre Ausdrucksweise ist nicht besonders beängstigend.
His vulgar comments are not particularly frightful.
Source: News-Commentary
Das Parlament will von dieser beängstigenden Einseitigkeit der Leitlinien wegkommen.
It is the frightful one-sidedness of the guidelines that Parliament wished to escape from.
Source: Europarl
Das war eine entsetzliche Nachricht.
I was silent: the things were frightful.
Source: Books
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