Awful

adj. effroyable; abominable

awful ['C:fLl]
1adj
(a)terrible, effroyable;
to die an awful death, mourir d'une mort terrible;
that's the awful part of it, c'est cela le plus terrible;
an awful silence, un silence effroyable;
(b)F (very bad) terrible, affreux, abominable;
it's simply awful, c'est affreux;
she's an awful woman, c'est une femme épouvantable;
what awful weather!, quel temps abominable!;
he's an awful fool, il est bien bête;
an awful lot of people, énormément de gens.
2adv Sl terriblement;
I'm awful glad to see you, je suis rudement content de vous voir;
an awful long time, terriblement longtemps.