horribly

[US]/'hɒrəblɪ/
[UK]/ˈh ɔrəblɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in modo terribile; estremamente.

Example Sentences

a horribly false smile.

un sorriso orrendamente falso.

horribly wet and miserable conditions.

condizioni orrendamente bagnate e misere.

The toilets in that restaurant were horribly smelly.

I servizi igienici in quel ristorante erano orrendamente maleodoranti.

Her soul was horribly besmirched.

La sua anima era orrendamente diffamata.

He was horribly scared now.

Ora aveva orrendamente paura.

He was horribly upset over her illness.

Era orrendamente sconvolto per la sua malattia.

Her face was still horribly swollen.

Il suo viso era ancora orrendamente gonfio.

Real-world Examples

The sanctions are absolutely hurting them horribly.

Le sanzioni li stanno danneggiando orribilmente.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

He is such a shocking drunkard, and swears so horribly.

È un ubriacone così scioccante e impreca in modo orribile.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

The stench that assailed him turned him horribly sick.

L'odore che lo assalì lo ammalò orribilmente.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

" Oh, yes, " said Mr. Dursley, his heart sinking horribly.

" Oh, sì, " disse il signor Dursley, con il cuore che affondava orribilmente.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

18 Our plans have gone horribly wrong.

18 I nostri piani sono andati orribilmente storti.

Source: My own English listening test.

In fact, sometimes the plans go horribly awry.

Infatti, a volte i piani vanno orribilmente storti.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The Telmarines are horribly afraid of the woods.

I Telmarini hanno orribilmente paura dei boschi.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Her face was horribly distorted, her lips blue.

Il suo viso era orribilmente distorto, le labbra blu.

Source: Brave New World

Sometimes dreaming can go horribly wrong.

A volte sognare può andare orribilmente storto.

Source: Scientific World

What if it goes horribly wrong?

E se va orribilmente storto?

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

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