Polyglot Dictionary

espantoso

/espanˈtoso/

adjective B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

feminine
espantosa
plural
espantosos

Meaning

  1. dreadful

    • Hace un tiempo espantoso.

      The weather is dreadful.

Similar words

horrendo

espantoso and horrendo are close synonyms for "dreadful, horrendous," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

entsetzlich

entsetzlich is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dreadful."

Portuguese

horrendo

horrendo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dreadful."

Practice

1 What does espantoso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hace un tiempo ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches espantoso?

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