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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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