scandalous

scandalous
adjective
skandalös; schockierend [Bemerkung]; Skandal[blatt, -geschichte, -bericht]

how scandalous! — unerhört!

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adjective
1) (shocking or disgraceful.) skandalös
2) ((of stories etc) containing scandal.) verleumderisch
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scan·dal·ous
[ˈskændələs]
adv
1. (causing scandal) skandalös
2. (disgraceful) skandalös, unerhört; (shocking) schockierend
it's \scandalous that ... es ist skandalös, dass ...
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['skndələs]
adj
skandalös

scandalous talk — böswilliger Klatsch

a scandalous report/tale — eine Skandalgeschichte

to reach scandalous proportions — skandalöse Ausmaße annehmen

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scandalous [ˈskændələs] adj (adv scandalously)
1. skandalös, anstößig, schockierend, empörend:
it’s scandalous that … es ist ein Skandal, dass …
2. schändlich, schimpflich
3. verleumderisch, Schmäh…:
scandalous stories Skandalgeschichten
4. klatschsüchtig (Person)
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adjective
skandalös; schockierend [Bemerkung]; Skandal[blatt, -geschichte, -bericht]

how scandalous! — unerhört!

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adj.
skandalös adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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