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terribly [ˈtɛrəblɪ] adv
1. in a terrible manner 2. (intensifier) you're terribly kind ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
terribly adverb 1. very much, greatly, very, much, dreadfully, seriously, extremely, gravely, desperately, thoroughly, decidedly, awfully (informal), exceedingly He has suffered terribly in losing his best friend. 2. extremely, very, much, greatly, dreadfully, seriously, desperately, thoroughly, decidedly, awfully (informal), exceedingly I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour. 3. badly, poorly, dreadfully, incompetently, awfully, appallingly, dismally, pitifully, abysmally, atrociously, diabolically (informal), inexpertly, execrably We played terribly that day, and didn't deserve to win. Translations terribly [ˈterəblɪ] ADV 1. (= extremely) [worried, difficult, important] → terriblemente, tremendamente it's terribly good/bad → es buenísimo/malísimo it's terribly hard for me to make a decision → me resulta dificilísimo or terriblemente difícil tomar una decisión he's been terribly ill → ha estado terriblemente enfermo, ha estado fatal I'm terribly sorry → lo siento muchísimo we aren't doing terribly well at the moment → ahora no nos va muy bien que digamos he plays the piano a little, not terribly well → toca un poco el piano, no excesivamente bien there's something terribly wrong here → aquí hay algo que va realmente mal a practical joke which had gone terribly wrong → una broma que había tenido unos resultados terribles terribly [ˈtɛrɪbli] adv (= very much) [suffer, worry] → terriblement; [injured, hurt] → très gravement; [disappointed] → terriblement She missed him terribly → Il lui manquait terriblement. He suffered terribly → Il souffrait terriblement. (= very badly) [play, sing] → affreusement mal (mainly British) (= very) [important, funny] → extrêmement I'm terribly sorry BUT Je suis vraiment désolé. terribly terribly [ˈtɛrəblɪ] adv (very) → tremendamente, terribilmente; (very badly, play, sing) → malissimo terribly [ˈtɛrəblɪ] adv (very) → tremendamente, terribilmente; (very badly, play, sing) → malissimo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When first the Fox saw the Lion he was terribly frightened, and ran away and hid himself in the wood. The event of to-day has shown me that she is terribly in earnest. To see her going to wrack and ruin shocked me terribly. |
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