terrific

terrific
adjective
(coll.)
1) (great, intense) irrsinnig (ugs.); Wahnsinns- (ugs.); unwahrscheinlich (ugs.)
2) (magnificent) sagenhaft (ugs.)
3) (highly expert) klasse (ugs.); toll (ugs.)

be terrific at something — in etwas (Dat.) Spitze sein (ugs.)

a terrific singer — ein Spitzensänger/eine Spitzensängerin (ugs.)

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[tə'rifik]
adjective
1) (marvellous; wonderful: a terrific party.) großartig
2) (very great, powerful etc: He gave the ball a terrific kick.) fürchterlich
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ter·rif·ic
[təˈrɪfɪk]
adj (fam)
1. (excellent) großartig, fantastisch, toll fam, super sl
we had a \terrific time at the zoo es war einfach toll im Zoo
2. (very great) gewaltig, ungeheuer, unglaublich
at a \terrific speed mit einer ungeheuren Geschwindigkeit
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[tə'rIfɪk]
adj
shame, nuisance, shock unheimlich (inf); person, success, idea, party also sagenhaft (inf), klasse inv (inf); speed, heat, strength, generosity unwahrscheinlich (inf)

that's terrific news — das sind tolle Nachrichten (inf)

to look terrific (person) — klasse aussehen (inf)

to have a terrific time — viel Spaß haben

terrific! (also iro) — prima! (inf), toll! (inf)

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terrific [təˈrıfık] adj (adv terrifically)
1. fürchterlich, furchtbar, schrecklich (alle auch fig umg)
2. umg toll, fantastisch, gewaltig
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adjective
(coll.)
1) (great, intense) irrsinnig (ugs.); Wahnsinns- (ugs.); unwahrscheinlich (ugs.)
2) (magnificent) sagenhaft (ugs.)
3) (highly expert) klasse (ugs.); toll (ugs.)

be terrific at something — in etwas (Dat.) Spitze sein (ugs.)

a terrific singer — ein Spitzensänger/eine Spitzensängerin (ugs.)

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adj.
echt geil* adj.
grandios adj.
hervorragend adj.
schrecklich adj.
wunderbar adj.

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