terrible

terrible
adjective
1) (coll.): (very great or bad) schrecklich (ugs.); fürchterlich (ugs.)

I feel terrible about doing it — es tut mir schrecklich leid, es zu tun

2) (coll.): (incompetent) schlecht

be terrible at maths/tennis/carpentry — in Mathe schlecht sein/schlecht Tennis spielen/ein schlechter Tischler sein

3) (causing terror) furchtbar
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['terəbl]
adjective
1) (very bad: a terrible singer; That music is terrible!) schrecklich
2) (causing great pain, suffering, hardship etc: War is terrible; It was a terrible disaster.) schrecklich
3) (causing great fear or horror: The noise of the guns was terrible.) schrecklich
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ter·ri·ble
[ˈterəbl̩]
adj
1. (shockingly bad) schrecklich, furchtbar
\terrible news schreckliche Nachricht
to give a \terrible smile Furcht erregend grinsen
to look/feel \terrible schlimm aussehen/sich akk schrecklich fühlen
2. (fam: very great) schrecklich, fürchterlich
what a \terrible mess your room is in! in deinen Zimmer herrscht eine fürchterliche Unordnung!
she is \terrible at managing her money sie kann mit Geld überhaupt nicht umgehen
to be a \terrible nuisance schrecklich lästig sein
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['terəbl]
adj
1) schrecklich, furchtbar

he is terrible at golf — er spielt schrecklich (inf) or furchtbar schlecht Golf

I sound terrible on tape — auf Band klinge ich furchtbar

2) (inf: absolute) fool furchtbar
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terrible [ˈterəbl] adj (adv terribly) schrecklich, furchtbar, fürchterlich (alle auch fig umg außerordentlich)
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adjective
1) (coll.): (very great or bad) schrecklich (ugs.); fürchterlich (ugs.)

I feel terrible about doing it — es tut mir schrecklich leid, es zu tun

2) (coll.): (incompetent) schlecht

be terrible at maths/tennis/carpentry — in Mathe schlecht sein/schlecht Tennis spielen/ein schlechter Tischler sein

3) (causing terror) furchtbar
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adj.
furchtbar adj.
schrecklich adj.

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