"terrible" meaning in French

See terrible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɛ.ʁibl/, /te.ʁibl/ Audio: Fr-terrible.ogg Forms: terribles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terribilis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|terribilis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin terribilis, {{bor+|fr|la|terribilis}} Borrowed from Latin terribilis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} terrible (plural terribles)
  1. (all senses) terrible
    Sense id: en-terrible-fr-adj-~P67Vy8D Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (colloquial) great, excellent Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-terrible-fr-adj-hsTFwv2R Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enfant terrible Related terms: terreur, terriblement, terrifier

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for terrible meaning in French (2.6kB)

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