terrible
French, adjective/tɛ.ʁibl/
terrible is spelled T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written French, the 2,473rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terrible is a French adjective meaning “terrible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui cause de la terreur ; qui est propre à donner de la terreur”.
What does terrible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
terrible
- 2
colloquialgreat, excellent
Le concert était terrible. J'ai adoré.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui cause de la terreur ; qui est propre à donner de la terreur. 2. Qui est extraordinaire, fort violent, excessif. 3. Qui est insupportable ou désagréable
noun: 1. Ce qui est terrible. 2. Surnom donné à certains personnages inspirant la terreur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of terrible
- terribles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terrible?
- /tɛ.ʁibl/
- /te.ʁibl/
- \tɛ.ʁibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terrible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terrible in French?
terrible appears 33 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).