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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

стра́шно

adverb of стра́шный
often used word (#960)

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it is terrible

Also: scary, terribly, awfully, frightfully

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Им бы́ло страшно. They were afraid.
Я почу́вствовал, что дом страшно трясло́. I felt the house shaking terribly.
Мне тоже страшно, так что я не собира́юсь идти́. I'm scared too, so I'm not going to go.
Мэри призна́ла, что ей бы́ло страшно. Mary admitted that she was scared.
Он запу́гивал меня, но мне бы́ло не страшно. He threatened me, but I wasn't scared.
Мне не страшно. I'm not scared.
— Наверное, быть тобой очень страшно, — шёпотом сказа́ла Янина. 'It must be very scary to be you,' Janina said in a whisper.
Том призна́л, что ему бы́ло страшно. Tom admitted that he was scared.
Нам бы́ло страшно. We were afraid.
Вы не еди́нственный, ко́му страшно. You're not the only one who's afraid.