awful

terribile, orribile

Molto brutto, spiacevole o sconvolgente.

In inglese semplice: Very bad, unpleasant, or upsetting.

• The food was awful.
• I felt awful after the journey.
• What an awful thing to say!

Sinonimi: terrible, horrible, dreadful

Contrari: wonderful

Espressioni comuni: awful weather, feel awful, awful smell

enorme

Molto grande per quantità o intensità.

In inglese semplice: Very large in amount or degree.

• That costs an awful lot.
• She spent an awful amount of time waiting.
• We went to an awful lot of trouble.

Sinonimi: great, enormous

Espressioni comuni: awful lot, awful amount

molto, estremamente

Indica che una qualità o una condizione è presente in misura molto elevata.

In inglese semplice: Very or extremely.

• That was awful kind of you.
• It gets awful cold here at night.
• This bag feels awful heavy.

Sinonimi: very, extremely, awfully

Espressioni comuni: awful nice, awful big, awful good