Intensifying compound adjectives

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boiling hot
bloedheet
In the summer, the city is boiling hot.
In de zomer is de stad bloedheet.
The wind was ice-cold, but we kept walking.
De wind was ijskoud, maar we bleven wandelen.
dirt-cheap
spotgoedkoop
exorbitantly expensive
peperduur
The hotel was neither dirt-cheap, nor exorbitantly expensive.
Het hotel was noch spotgoedkoop, noch peperduur.
soaking wet
kletsnat
We cycled through the storm, so that we were soaking wet.
We fietsten door de storm, zodat we kletsnat waren.
bone dry
kurkdroog
The sand was already bone-dry, because it didn't rain.
Het zand was al kurkdroog, want het regende niet.
pitch-dark
pikdonker
terrifying
doodeng
The cave was pitch-dark and the silence was terrifying.
De grot was pikdonker en de stilte was doodeng.
dead tired
doodmoe
The three of us were dead tired after the flight.
We waren met z'n drieën doodmoe na de vlucht.
brand new
splinternieuw
The brand-new suitcase was unfortunately exorbitantly expensive.
De splinternieuwe koffer was helaas peperduur.
Although I was soaking wet, the water was not ice-cold.
Hoewel ik kletsnat was, was het water niet ijskoud.
The island is boiling hot and the soil is bone-dry.
Het eiland is bloedheet en de bodem is kurkdroog.
The movie was terrifying, so that we couldn't sleep.
De film was doodeng, zodat we niet konden slapen.
That dirt-cheap restaurant unfortunately did not have brand-new chairs.
Dat spotgoedkope restaurant had helaas geen splinternieuwe stoelen.
My grandmother bought a brand-new car.
Mijn oma kocht een splinternieuwe auto.
I am dead tired from the trip and it is already pitch dark.
Ik ben doodmoe van de reis en het is al pikdonker.
extremely heavy
loodzwaar
My suitcase was extremely heavy during the trip.
Mijn koffer was loodzwaar tijdens de reis.
I know that we have to lift those extremely heavy bags all together.
Ik weet dat we die loodzware tassen met z'n allen moeten tillen.
crystal clear
kraakhelder
If the sky is crystal clear, we see the stars.
Indien de lucht kraakhelder is, zien we de sterren.
We booked a dirt-cheap hotel by the crystal-clear lake.
We hebben een spotgoedkoop hotel bij het kraakheldere meer geboekt.
lightning fast
razendsnel
The weather changed lightning fast, so we got soaking wet.
Het weer veranderde razendsnel, dus we werden kletsnat.
Although the train is lightning fast, it is boiling hot inside.
Hoewel de trein razendsnel is, is het binnen bloedheet.