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terrible, dreadful in Irish

uafásach

terrible, dreadful

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Additional definitions

  • terrible
  • dreadful
  • awful
  • horrible
  • vast

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Irish · English

Tá brón orm, ach tá tuirse an domhain orm agus tá an aimsir uafásach.

I am sorry, but I am extremely tired and the weather is awful.B1

Rinne na Naitsithe ár uafásach ar fhir an bhaile mar dhíoltas ar ghníomhartha Fhrithbheartaíocht na Fraince.

The Nazis perpetrated a terrible slaughter on the townsmen as revenge for the actions of the French Resistance.B1

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

You may also meet these forms of uafásach in a sentence.

Base form
uafásach
Urú
n-uafásach
Réamhlitir h
huafásach
Réamhlitir t
t-uafásach
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