ter·rif·ic (t -r f k)adj. 1. Very good or fine; splendid: a terrific tennis player. 2. Awesome; astounding: drove at a terrific rate of speed. 3. Causing terror or great fear; terrifying: a terrific wail. 4. Very bad or unpleasant; frightful: a terrific headache. [Latin terrificus : terr  re, to frighten + -ficus, -fic.]ter·rif i·cal·ly adv. |
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| Adv. | 1. |  terrifically - (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly"intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
Translations
terrifically [təˈrɪfɪkəlɪ] ADV
1. (= extremely) → terriblemente
it's a terrifically funny book → es un libro graciosísimo or terriblemente gracioso
it was terrifically hot → hacía un calor terrible or tremendo
house prices have gone up terrifically → las casas han subido terriblemente de precio
we get on terrifically well → nos llevamos estupendamente bien
they did terrifically well to reach the final → fue un tremendo logro que llegasen a la final
it's a terrifically funny book → es un libro graciosísimo or terriblemente gracioso
it was terrifically hot → hacía un calor terrible or tremendo
house prices have gone up terrifically → las casas han subido terriblemente de precio
we get on terrifically well → nos llevamos estupendamente bien
they did terrifically well to reach the final → fue un tremendo logro que llegasen a la final
terrifically
adv (inf: = very) → unheimlich (inf); (= very well) → unheimlich (gut) (inf); the party went terrifically → die Party war klasse (inf)
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