horribly

horriblement, terriblement

D’une manière très mauvaise, désagréable ou effrayante.

En anglais simple : In a very bad, unpleasant, or frightening way.

• He treated her horribly.
• The actor performed horribly in the final scene.
• Several passengers were horribly injured in the crash.

Synonymes : terribly, awfully, very badly

Contraires : well

Expressions courantes : behave horribly, treat someone horribly, horribly injured

terriblement, extrêmement

Indique un degré très élevé, généralement pour quelque chose de désagréable.

En anglais simple : To a very great degree, usually when describing something unpleasant.

• I’m horribly tired.
• The tickets were horribly expensive.
• Everything went horribly wrong during the performance.

Synonymes : very, extremely, terribly

Contraires : slightly

Expressions courantes : horribly wrong, horribly expensive, horribly nervous

horriblement, atrocement

D’une manière qui rend toute une situation très bouleversante ou choquante.

En anglais simple : In a way that makes a whole situation very upsetting or shocking.

• Horribly, nobody came to help.
• Horribly, she realized the child was still inside the burning house.
• Horribly for the family, the rescue arrived too late.

Synonymes : distressingly, appallingly

Expressions courantes : horribly for someone, horribly enough