awful
1 adjective bad, unpleasantuafásach adj1 millteanach adj1 gránna adj3 droch- prefhe was an awful person duine uafásach a bhí ann, ba dhrochdhuine amach is amach éshe said an awful thing to him dúirt sí rud gránna leis, ba mhillteanach an rud a dúirt sí leisthere's an awful smell here tá boladh bréan anseo, tá boladh uafásach anseo 2 adjective serious, severeuafásach adj1 millteanach adj1 droch- prefhe gets awful headaches bíonn tinneas cinn uafásach air, tagann tinneas cinn millteanach airshe was in awful pain bhí pian uafásach uirthi, bhí pian mhillteanach uirthiTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective shocking, upsettinguafásach adj1 millteanach adj1 truacánta adj3 truamhéalach adj1 it's an awful disaster tubaiste uafásach is ea é, tubaiste mhillteanach atá annhow did this awful accident occur? cad é mar a tharla an taisme mhillteanach seo? 4 adjective for emphasisit'd be an awful pity to waste it ba mhór an trua é a chur amú 5 adverb informal veryan- he's an awful nice man fear an-deas atá annAustralia is an awful long way to go is uafásach fada an t-aistear é go dtí an Astráil