German-English translations for grässlich

awful
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My socks smell awful.We saw such an awful film last night that we left the theater before the end.an awful bonnet
cruel
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The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.

dire
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dire omensdire needdire consequences; to be in dire straits
dreadful
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execrable
ghastly
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If you will forgive me for using this ghastly phrase, they represent a 'joined-up policy, joined-up government'. Bitte verzeihen Sie mir, wenn ich diese grässliche Bezeichnung verwende, sie stehen für eine 'kohärente Politik, ein kohärentes Verwalten'. The play was simply ghastly
grislyThe photographs of the killings depict a grisly scene
hideous
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Sexual violence is an exceptionally repulsive means of conducting a war and a hideous tool for fighting or humiliating the other side of a conflict. Sexuelle Gewalt ist ein besonders abstoßendes Mittel der Kriegsführung und ein grässliches Werkzeug zur Bekämpfung oder Erniedrigung des Gegners in einem Konflikt. A piteous and hideous spectacle.

horrible
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horrid
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horrid weatherThe other girls in class are always horrid to Jane
lurid
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The accident was described with lurid detail.Some paperback novels have lurid covers.The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.
monstrousa monstrous height
terrifying

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