No. 6,127 in Russian
страшной
"Страшной" means "terrifying" or "scary" in English.
In a sentence
Это было страшной ночью.
It happened on a scary night.
In this sentence, 'страшной' is used as an adjective to describe 'ночью' (night), emphasizing a sense of fear or unease experienced during that time.
Она всегда считала себя страшной.
She always thought of herself as ugly.
Here, 'страшной' is used idiomatically to mean 'ugly', showing the word can have different meanings depending on the context.
Недавно я посмотрел страшной фильм.
Recently, I watched a scary movie.
'страшной' in this case modifies 'фильм' (movie) to describe its horror genre or frightening content.
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