frightening

[US]/ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. aiheuttava pelkoa tai kauhua, pelottava
Word Forms
Present Participlefrightening
Pluralfrightenings

Example Sentences

a frightening, compulsive novel.

pelottava, pakottava romaani.

a frightening, ghostly figure with a hood.

pelottava, aavemainen hahmo hupulla.

The idea of death is frightening to most people.

Kuoleman ajatus on pelottava useimmille ihmisille.

It is frightening to most children to waken and find a stranger.

Useimmat lapset kokevat heräämisen ja vieraalta henkilöltä löytämisen pelottavaksi.

It’s a very frightening situation,but we mustn’t lose our heads.

Se on erittäin pelottava tilanne, mutta emme saa menettää malttiamme.

I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.

Minulla oli pelottava kohtaaminen myrkyllisen käärmeen kanssa.

Real-world Examples

And it was frightening, frightening for us all.

Ja se oli pelottavaa, pelottavaa meille kaikille.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2016 Collection

My neighbor's eccentric behavior is sometimes frightening.

Naapurini outo käytös on joskus pelottavaa.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

'I can promise you there's nothing very frightening about him, ' he said.

’Voin luvata, ettei hänessä ole mitään kovin pelottavaa,’ hän sanoi.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

The dangers all around me did not seem so frightening.

Vaarat ympärilläni eivät näyttäneet niin pelottavilta.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation I've ever been in.

Se oli pelottavin ja vaarallisin tilanne, jossa olen koskaan ollut.

Source: New Standard High School English Compulsory Volume 3 by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Her emotion seemed a little frightening. I began to think that Sandra was mentally ill.

Hänen tunteensa vaikuttivat hieman pelottavilta. Aloin ajatella, että Sandra oli mielisairas.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

How could you make a Dementor less frightening?

Miten voisit tehdä dementtorista vähemmän pelottavan?

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

But another strain can kill with frightening speed.

Mutta toinen kanta voi tappaa pelottavan nopeasti.

Source: Discovery documentary "Understanding Bacteria"

New and frightening viruses crop up all the time.

Uusia ja pelottavia viruksia ilmaantuu jatkuvasti.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

What a frightening sound of the sea!

Mitä pelottavampi meren ääni!

Source: Environment and Science

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