What does affreuse in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word affreuse in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use affreuse in French.

The word affreuse in French means awful, awful, horrible, terrible, tearaway, hoodlum, joker, clown. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word affreuse

awful

adjectif (horrible, épouvantable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette affreuse guerre détruisait des familles.
That awful war destroyed families.

awful, horrible

adjectif (moche, pas beau)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette peinture est réellement affreuse.
That painting is truly awful.

terrible

adjectif (pas plaisant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Quel temps affreux !
What terrible weather!

tearaway, hoodlum

nom masculin (familier, péjoratif (personne peu recommandable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses parents trouvent que son petit-ami est un affreux jojo.

joker, clown

nom masculin (familier (plaisantin) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre affreux jojo de voisin ne fait pas l'unanimité dans le quartier.

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of affreuse in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.