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HORROR

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horror s.

1. oroare, groază, lucru oribil / îngrozitor, ciumă, urâciune;

he is a perfect horror e un om îngrozitor;

paralysed with horror paralizat de groază;

to have a horror of a avea oroare de.

2. fior, înfiorare.

3. the horror acces de groază sau de melancolie (în delirum tremens).

4. sperietură, cutremurare de frică.

5. (of) dezgust, repulsie (faţă de).

6. ceva ridicol sau caraghios; ciumă, spaimă, urâciune, oroare, sperietoare (de ciori).

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

They always fill me with a certain horror.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

These are the documents in the extraordinary case of the Gloria Scott, and this is the message which struck Justice of the Peace Trevor dead with horror when he read it.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

To her I have explained my situation, but without the horrors which I may only surmise.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

He did not answer, but stared at her with horror.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

Her face was white, her eyes dilated with horror.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

She had fainted with horror upon entering the room in the morning and seeing that dreadful company round the table.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was "The Ring of Bells," one of his horror stories, and it was an even five thousand words.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

“I do pity you. And the more sensibility you betray of their just horrors, the more I shall like you.”

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

To the greater number it was a moment of absolute horror.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Catherine, for a few moments, was motionless with horror.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

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