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    жуткая

    I heard this phrase in a movie:

    у них жуткая любовь была

    is that good or bad? what does жуткая mean in this context?

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    Re: жуткая

    Quote Originally Posted by quartz
    у них жуткая любовь была
    They had very strong feelings.
    They were mad in their love.
    awesome (?)
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    Re: жуткая

    so something like "passionate"?
    I thought жуткий meant "terrible"
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    Re: жуткая

    Quote Originally Posted by quartz
    I thought жуткий meant "terrible"
    Exactly. A terrible thing has an extremely strong effect on you. And here the love also affected them as strong as a very terrible thing. So here using "terrible" they describe the degree of affecting but not the sort of feelings (good or bad).

    Here is the final line from the movie "You've got mail" when the main characters finally met each other the "Shopgirl" said:
    I wanted it to be you. I wanted it to be you so badly.
    I think that "badly" here is a sort of the same thing meaning "so much" ("very strong").
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    Re: жуткая

    In this case you can translate жуткая любовь as awesome love, but awesome is a much more positive word. Жуткий, жуткая, жуткое are closer to scary, terrible.
    жуткий мошенник
    жуткое похмелье
    жуткий кашель
    жуткая авария
    жуткая смерть
    жуткое зрелище
    жуткий перевод
    жутко уставший
    жутко популярен
    "Жуткая ночь хохотала потоками ливня" (из песни)
    Это мне жутко интересно!
    Я конечно жутко извиняюсь, но этот вопрос мне показался глупым.


    Из словаря русской идиоматики Г. И. Кустовой:

    жуткая авантюра
    жуткая боль
    жуткая буря
    жуткая вьюга
    жуткая гроза
    жуткая лень
    жуткая неразбериха
    жуткая паника
    жуткая пытка
    жуткая спешка
    жуткая теснота
    жуткая тишина
    жуткая толчея
    жуткая тоска
    жуткая трагедия
    жуткая тревога
    жуткая ярость
    жуткий авантюрист
    жуткий азарт
    жуткий вой
    жуткий восторг
    жуткий жар
    жуткий индивидуалист
    жуткий крик
    жуткий мороз
    жуткий мрак
    жуткий насморк
    жуткий пессимизм
    жуткий пессимист
    жуткий провал
    жуткий пьяница
    жуткий развал
    жуткий скандал
    жуткий страх
    жуткий террор
    жуткий ханжа
    жуткий холод
    жуткое восхищение
    жуткое любопытство
    жуткое одиночество
    жуткое пьянство
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    Re: жуткая

    I would translate this as "they were madly in love"

    I don't think this word is necessarily bad, but it means something that is extreme, possibly in a good or bad way (maybe there are more things in life that are extremely bad than extremely good). You might compare it to some archaic English expressions using "terribly" - for example "I'm terribly sorry" or "I miss you terribly."

    You often hear expressions like я жутко хочу... which is like "I want ... really bad" or "я жутко хочу пить" - "I'm so thirsty" etc.

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    Re: жуткая

    Quote Originally Posted by CoffeeCup
    describe the degree of affecting but not the sort of feelings (good or bad).
    this made a lot of sense

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    Re: жуткая

    Вставлю свои четыре пиастра.
    В моём понимании "жуткая любовь" - это игра слов, оксюморон.
    With a neutral noun "жуткая" means something negative or neutral, but with a strong doze of adrenaline, a reaction close to a panic attack or a feeling of disgust. With a positive noun, however, "жуткая" looks suspicious, so it is either an awkward utterance (used for lack of a better expression), or an intentional pun, which means that their love made them shiver with something (which is not explained).

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    Re: жуткая

    Seems a little like "I got it bad, and that ain't good." The pain of love.

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    Re: жуткая

    Quote Originally Posted by Seraph
    Seems a little like "I got it bad, and that ain't good." The pain of love.

    Sounds good!
    If I was kiddin' you, I'd be wearin' a fez and no pants. (Lennie Briscoe)

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