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terribly

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ter·ri·bly  (tr-bl)
adv.
1. In a terrible manner: terribly wounded.
2. Extremely; very I'm terribly sorry.
3. To a great extent; very much: Would you mind terribly if I opened the window?

terribly [ˈtɛrəblɪ]
adv
1. in a terrible manner
2. (intensifier) you're terribly kind
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.terribly - used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
2.terriblyterribly - in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"

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/bades buenísimo/malísimo
it's terribly hard for me to make a decisionme resulta dificilísimo or terriblemente difícil tomar una decisión
he's been terribly illha estado terriblemente enfermo, ha estado fatal
I'm terribly sorrylo siento muchísimo
we aren't doing terribly well at the momentahora no nos va muy bien que digamos
he plays the piano a little, not terribly welltoca un poco el piano, no excesivamente bien
there's something terribly wrong hereaquí hay algo que va realmente mal
a practical joke which had gone terribly wronguna broma que había tenido unos resultados terribles
2. (= very much)
I miss him terriblyle echo muchísimo de menos
to suffer terriblysufrir horrores, pasarlo fatal
3. (= very poorly) [play, perform, behave] → muy mal, fatal

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
adv
(= very) important, difficultschrecklich (inf); disappointed, sorryfurchtbar; (= very much) sufferfürchterlich, furchtbar; I’m not terribly good with moneyich kann nicht besonders gut mit Geld umgehen; I miss him terriblyich vermisse ihn ganz furchtbar
(= badly) behaveschrecklich, furchtbar; play, singschrecklich, fürchterlich

terribly [ˈtɛrəblɪ] adv (very) → tremendamente, terribilmente; (very badly, play, sing) → malissimo
terribly [ˈtɛrəblɪ] adv (very) → tremendamente, terribilmente; (very badly, play, sing) → malissimo

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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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