Usage examples of "terrible" in Spanish with translation to English

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Hoy hace un calor terrible. The heat is terrible today.
En la prueba cometí un terrible error. I made an awful mistake in the test.
Tuve un sueño terrible anoche. I had a dreadful dream last night.
Le esperaba un terrible destino. A terrible fate awaited him.
Hay pocas tiendas y el cine es terrible. There are very few shops and the cinema is awful.
El 2 de septiembre de 1792, cuando tuvo lugar en París la masacre general de los prisioneros, M. Sombreuil estaba a punto de ser ejecutado cuando fue rescatado de las manos de sus asesinos por la heroica conducta de su hija, ¡aunque con la terrible condición de que ella bebería por el éxito de la república en una copa de sangre! On the 2nd of September 1792 when the general massacre of the prisoners took place at Paris, M. Sombreuil was on the point of being sacrificed when he was rescued from the hands of the assassins by the heroic conduct of his daughter, though on the dreadful condition that she would drink success to the republic in a goblet of blood!
Su marido tiene una tos terrible. Her husband has a terrible cough.
He tenido una experiencia terrible hoy, así que voy a tomarme una cerveza y a irme a la cama. I had an awful experience today, so I'm going to have a beer and go straight to bed.
Se estremeció ante la terrible escena. He shuddered at the terrible scene.
Fumar es terrible para tu salud. Smoking is terrible for your health.
Hubo un accidente terrible en la autopista. There was a terrible accident on the freeway.
La bomba atómica es un arma terrible. An A-bomb is a terrible weapon.
El enemigo más terrible es un amigo pasado. The most terrible enemy is a former friend.
No hay nada tan terrible como un terremoto. Nothing is so terrible as an earthquake.
Tom despertó con un terrible dolor de cabeza. Tom woke up with a terrible headache.
El general John Pope cometió un terrible error. General John Pope made a terrible mistake.
La gente casi murió de hambre durante el terrible invierno. The people almost starved during the terrible winter.
Los discos son audibles, pero la calidad de sonido es terrible. The discs are audible but the sound quality is terrible.
Si hubiera tenido cuidado, entonces el terrible accidente no hubiera ocurrido. If he had been careful then, the terrible accident would not have happened.
El archipiélago japonés ha sido golpeado por una terrible ola de calor. The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.
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