furchtbar
terrible, awful
English translations
- 01
dreadful
- 02
horrible
- 03
terrible
- 04
awful
Word details
- German meaning
- „Furchtbar“ bedeutet sehr schlecht, schrecklich oder unangenehm.
- English meaning
- terrible, awful
- Synonym
- schrecklich, entsetzlich
- German example
- Das Wetter war furchtbar.
- English example
- The weather was terrible.
- Comparative
- furchtbarerSuperlative: am furchtbarsten
Related words
- grauenhaft
furchtbar
- horrend
furchtbar
- horrend
Horrendous
- stinklangweilig
Stinklangweilig means extremely boring, so boring that it's almost unpleasant.
- grottenschlecht
"grottenschlecht" means extremely bad, miserable, or of very low quality.
- albtraumhaft
Nightmarish
- schauderhaft
Horrific
- terrisch
Terrible, awful
- schrecklich
terrible
- entsetzlich
Appalling
- greulich
hideous, gruesome
- erschrecklich
Terrifying
Example sentences with “furchtbar”
Das Wetter ist furchtbar. (The weather is terrible.)
Frequently asked questions
Can it mean 'great'?
In some dialects, yes, but usually it means 'terrible'.