awful

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːfʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɔfəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respellingfəl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
awful adj (terrible, horrid)terrible adj mf
  horrible adj mf
  espantoso/a adj
  horroroso/a adj
 There was an awful accident on the highway yesterday.
 Hubo un accidente terrible ayer en la autopista.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
awful adj archaic, literary (awe-inspiring)imponente adj mf
 The crowd gazed at the awful sight in front of them.
 La multitud miró la imponente vista en frente suyo.
awful adj archaic (reverential)respetuoso/a adj
  reverencial adj mf
 The awful crowd bowed before their beloved king.
 La respetuosa multitud hizo una reverencia ante su amado rey.
awful adv informal, US (awfully: intensifier)muy adv
  (coloquial, MX)rete adv
  (formal)sumamente adv
 It's awful good of you to come, Mr. Brock.
 Es muy bueno de su parte haber venido, Sr. Brock.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
an awful lot n informal (many, much)un montón de nm + prep
  demasiado/a adj
an awful lot of expr informal (large quantity) (coloquial)montones de nmpl + prep
  un montón de loc nom m
  una gran cantidad de loc nom f
  (MX, coloquial)un chingo de loc nom m
 There are an awful lot of violets growing among the rhubarb.
 Hay montones de violetas creciendo entre el ruibarbo.
an awful lot expr informal (greatly)un montón expr
  muchísimo expr
an awful lot expr informal (very often, at great length)un montón expr
  muchísimo expr
smell awful vi + adj (have a very unpleasant odour)oler horrible, oler fatal loc verb
 There's a dead skunk in the middle of the road - it smells awful!
 Hay una mofeta muerta en medio de la carretera y huele horrible.
  heder vi
  oler feo loc verb
  (literario)desprender un olor fétido loc verb
  apestar vi
  atufar vi
  (ES)oler a perros muertos loc verb
 Hay una mofeta muerta en medio de la carretera y huele a perros muertos.
something awful adv slang (intensely)a toda costa loc adv
 The boy wanted that toy something awful.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. A toda costa quería que su madre lo alzara.
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Collocations: what an awful [smell, thought, thing to say]!, What is that (damn) awful smell?, and that is the awful truth, more...

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