terrível

/teˈxivew/

adjective B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Meaning

  1. terrible

    • Foi um acidente terrível.

      It was a terrible accident.

Similar words

péssimo

péssimo is more emphatic, the worst; terrível is more general — both mean "terrible."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pésimo

pésimo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "terrible."

Spanish

terrible

terrible is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "terrible."

Practice

1 What does terrível mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi um acidente ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches terrível?

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