AWFUL definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

Definition of awful in Essential British English Dictionary

awful

adjective
uk
/ˈɔːfəl/
 an awful lot (of something)
a very large amount:
It costs an awful lot of money.

(Definition of awful from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of awful

in Chinese (Traditional)
糟糕的, 極壞的, 惡劣的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
糟糕的, 极坏的, 恶劣的…
in Spanish
horrible, espantoso, terrible [masculine-feminine]…
in Portuguese
horrível, péssimo, terrível…
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ひどい, 大変な, いやな…
korkunç, berbat, nahoş…
horrible, exécrable, épouvantable…
espantós, horrible…
vreselijk…
مُرَوِّع…
strašný, hrozný, nesmírný…
forfærdelig, frygtelig…
buruk sekali, hebat, parah…
แย่มาก, ดีมาก…
khủng khiếp, kinh khủng…
okropny, straszny…
teruk, dahsyat…
furchtbar, riesig…
forferdelig, skrekkelig, elendig…
끔찍한…
жахливий, надзвичайний, страшенний…
orribile, terribile, tremendo…
ужасный…
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