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Italian word
terribile
terrible, awful, dreadful
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terrible
extremely bad; also used informally to mean 'very great/intense'
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While the meaning overlaps, in English 'terrible' is sometimes used hyperbolically with a positive twist ('terribly kind'). In Italian, 'terribile' is always negative.
To say "extremely bad; also used informally to mean 'very great/intense'" in Italian:
terribile (same meaning in this case)
"terribile" in English means:
terrible, awful, dreadful
Example
"Ho un mal di testa terribile."
"I have a terrible headache."
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