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Significats de scary en anglès

Provoking fear terror.

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Dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

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Examples for "terrible"
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The noise was terrific; the sight was terrible in its fierce grandeur.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
2
Elizabeth blushed and looked grave; to her the matter seemed too terrible.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 / A Magaz...
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His Eminence in scarlet is magnificent; his Eminence in gray is terrible.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
4
Torches flashed in the boats that put off in the terrible search.
Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm...
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The news of the terrible insurrection of the catholics in Ireland followed.
St. George and St. Michael, Volume 1
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The awful in the natural forces, moral and material, seems his element.
French Art: Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
2
Southern Asia in general is the seat of awful images and associations.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters
3
Language which disguises the awful reality of war is often standard practice.
The Irish Times
4
The road was in an awful state: it was deep in mud.
The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
5
Never before had there been so awful a crisis in Jewish history.
Introduction to the Old Testament
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The words repeated in his mind, clear now, so clear-andso frightening.
Monster Blood
2
It was an all-too-brief escape from the frightening reality of her situation.
The lady elizabeth
3
A major criminal investigation is now under way into these frightening events.
The Irish Times
4
For the first time for anybody going into that situation, it's frightening.
The Guardian
5
I've had a heart problem, so it was very difficult and frightening.
Reuters
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They are at risk of human trafficking and horrific abuse and exploitation.
The Guardian
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I just hope we do the work to right this horrific wrong.
News.com.au
3
Witnessing horrific health cases, one after the other, was a heartbreaking experience.
Reuters
4
So far in the 99th Tour de France, nothing horrific has happened.
The Guardian
5
The video shows a horrific attack on a South African police officer.
The South African
1
In those days a doctor's office could indeed be a fearsome place.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
2
The trailer must represent a large and fearsome change in their environment.
The Lost World
3
She says however fearsome it might look, the axe is not sharp.
Radio NZ
4
Hizdahr's fearsome collection of former fighting slaves made indifferent guards at best.
A Dance with Dragons
5
It felt right somehow that Butters was trading on their fearsome reputation.
Ghost Story
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They're using that to gain political advantage out of a horrendous situation.
The Guardian
2
Earlier, we had read about the horrendous conditions of orphanages in Romania.
Feminist dot com
3
She was in Time City, in the middle of a horrendous mistake.
A Tale of Time City
4
The horrendous details of the case are a gift to conspiracy theorists.
The Guardian
5
The 32-year-old Lynette Volschenk is the murdered victim of this horrendous crime.
The South African
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The direful youths fought in the Steynham stables, overheard by the grooms.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 1
2
He felt himself supremely helpless in the presence of the direful calamity.
Flint: His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
3
At night the scene was far more direful than in the day.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
4
They discovered uncharted islands and cheerfully fought savages or suffered direful shipwreck.
The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailo...
5
In such a case, how avert the chances of a direful conflict?
The Uprising of a Great People / The United States in 1861. to W...
Ús de scary en anglès
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In the right context, the scary-looking number may prove the Ivorian's point.
Reuters
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For a scary moment, I saw things from her point of view.
The Sea of Monsters
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In fact it did it with just two scary words: higher taxes.
News.com.au
4
The US state of Louisiana is facing a very serious, scary threat.
Radio NZ
5
Given the numbers, that's a scary thought for upcoming New England opponents.
Reuters
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He said there were scary moments while being stuck out at sea.
News.com.au
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Every night a new scary story, each one getting closer to home.
Radio NZ
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So far, 2020 has made the future seem scary, if not unimaginable.
Wired
9
Donnie hardly wants to tell anyone about his scary new rabbit friend.
The Guardian
10
Back then winter must have been a pretty scary time of year.
Blue noon
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The RDS is a scary place during the early days of January.
The Irish Times
12
As such, salmon is leading the way to a scary new world.
The Guardian
13
But they do all know how to act in a scary situation.
The South African
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He said: 'When I got on the stage it was very scary.
The Guardian
15
You see, you gotta be brave to ask yourself the scary questions.
John Dies at the End
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But just driving to the hospital on Monday was really quite scary.
BBC
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