horribly

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

Translation

adv. de manière terrible ; extrêmement.

Example Sentences

a horribly false smile.

un faux sourire affreusement désagréable.

horribly wet and miserable conditions.

des conditions horriblement humides et misérables.

The toilets in that restaurant were horribly smelly.

Les toilettes de ce restaurant étaient horriblement malodorantes.

Her soul was horribly besmirched.

Son âme était horriblement souillée.

He was horribly scared now.

Il avait terriblement peur maintenant.

He was horribly upset over her illness.

Il était affreusement bouleversé par sa maladie.

Her face was still horribly swollen.

Son visage était encore horriblement enflé.

Real-world Examples

The sanctions are absolutely hurting them horribly.

Les sanctions les affectent absolument horriblement.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

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

C'est un tel ivrogne choquant, et il jure si horriblement.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

The stench that assailed him turned him horribly sick.

La puanteur qui l'assaillit le rendit horriblement malade.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

" Oh, oui, " dit M. Dursley, le cœur l'abandonnant horriblement.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

18 Our plans have gone horribly wrong.

18 Nos plans ont lamentablement tourné mal.

Source: My own English listening test.

In fact, sometimes the plans go horribly awry.

En fait, parfois les plans tournent horriblement mal.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The Telmarines are horribly afraid of the woods.

Les Telmariens ont horriblement peur des bois.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Her face was horribly distorted, her lips blue.

Son visage était horriblement déformé, ses lèvres bleues.

Source: Brave New World

Sometimes dreaming can go horribly wrong.

Parfois, rêver peut tourner horriblement mal.

Source: Scientific World

What if it goes horribly wrong?

Et si ça tourne horriblement mal ?

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

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