Was heißt »wi­der­wär­tig« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv »wi­der­wär­tig« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • awful
  • distasteful

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Sie hat sich völlig widerwärtig verhalten.

She behaved quite abominably.

Ich finde allein die Erinnerung an seine übertrieben höflich bevormundende Art wirklich widerwärtig.

I find just the memory of his overly polite patronizing manner really offensive.

Die Wissenschaftler müssen möglicherweise ihre althergebrachten Theorien zu einer der geheimnisvollsten und widerwärtigsten Substanzen des Universums, dem kalten, alten Kaffee, einer Überprüfung unterziehen.

Scientists may have to reexamine their conventional theories about one of the most mysterious and disgusting substances in the universe: cold, old coffee.

Tom findet Mädchen widerwärtig.

Tom thinks girls are gross.

Synonyme

ab­scheu­lich:
abominable
hideous
ab­sto­ßend:
repulsive
revolting
sickening
ät­zend:
caustic
de­gou­tant:
disgusting
ekel­er­re­gend:
disgusting
nasty
nauseating
ekel­haft:
disgustful
feculent
misbegotten
ek­lig:
disgusting
icky
yucky
un­aus­steh­lich:
unbearable
unendurable
un­er­träg­lich:
insufferable
intolerable
unbearable
un­sym­pa­thisch:
disagreeable
unpleasant
wi­der­lich:
abhorrent
disgusting
nauseating

Antonyme

an­zie­hend:
attractive
hübsch:
nice
pretty
schön:
beautiful
nice
wun­der­voll:
delightful
marvellous
wonderful

Englische Beispielsätze

  • The weather outside is awful. I think we'd better stay at home today.

  • We've thrown an awful lot of money at that project, money I doubt we'll ever recoup.

  • Tom's French is awful.

  • The day after our night on the lash, we felt awful.

  • The loneliness was awful.

  • I made an awful mistake in the exam.

  • The repercussions were awful.

  • I feel awful. I think I need to be sick.

  • He dropped an awful clanger.

  • The first night was awful.

  • If I'm being honest with you, the music those kids were listening to seemed awful to me, but to them it was beautiful.

  • My French is awful.

  • "Mary's cheesecake tasted awful." "Tom thought it was delicious."

  • It must have been an awful shock to her.

  • I feel awful about forgetting your birthday.

  • He looks awful.

  • This medicine tastes awful.

  • This wine tastes awful.

  • "Didn't you find it awful hard to keep still when you was only 's old as me?" "No, I always kept still when I was told," said Marilla, trying to speak sternly.

  • This opera is awful.

Widerwärtig übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: widerwärtig. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2022, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Synonyme] OpenThesaurus-User: widerwärtig. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 797395, 1218941, 3493916, 9989537, 11382362, 11137847, 11122104, 11118168, 11031398, 10999940, 10953907, 10567969, 10529601, 10324487, 9288736, 9185024, 9014612, 9011595, 8893811, 8477907, 8330086, 8233364, 7917491 & 5790250. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR