era espantoso

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El dolor era espantoso.
Quite wild, the pain now.
Quizás realmente no era espantoso en absoluto como cada vez más yo comenzaba a averiguar solo como aceptable estas clases de experiencias estaban en nuestra cultura.
Perhaps it really wasn't shocking at all as more and more I was beginning to find out just how acceptable these kinds of experiences were in our culture.
Lo que teníamos contra él era espantoso.
That stuff we had on him was appalling.
-Ya lo sé, pero este tipo era espantoso.
I know, but that guy was scary.
Al comienzo el dolor era espantoso.
At first the pain was dreadful.
Claro que era espantoso, pero sobre todo era muy, muy bonito.
So of course it was scary, but it was mostly very very nice.
El ruido era espantoso como la mosca volando toda la noche, pero todos mantenidos juntos.
The noise was frightening as the fly flapped all night but all held together.
El olor era espantoso.
The smell was horrible.
El olor era espantoso.
The smell was terrible.
El analfabetismo era espantoso.
Illiteracy was something terrible.
El tiempo era espantoso.
It was dreadful weather.
El sonido era espantoso.
Kind of muffles the sound.
Todo aquello era espantoso, tanto que no hay palabras para describirlo, y aún así—
It was so terrible there, I don't think there's any words to describe it, and yet...
El padre era espantoso.
I mean, the father was appalling...
Esto era espantoso, tenía miedo, y me negué. Debo decir, a su favor, que no utilizaron la obediencia para obligarme a tomar los sedantes.
I refused, and I will say to the credit of those directors, they didn't try to force me under obedience to take the drugs.
Tuve que comprarme un traje nuevo porque el otro que tenía era espantoso. Era de mala calidad y, además, me quedaba incómodo.
I had to buy a new suit, because the one I had before was awful. It was cheap, and what's more, it was uncomfortable.
Era espantoso, como si algo intentase forzar su voluntad sobre él.
It was frightening, as if something were trying to force its will upon him.
Era espantoso, pero han sacado este, que se llama no sé cómo.
That was an awful-looking car, but they've launched this, which is called the something-or-other.
Palabra del día
brillante