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I [dred]nome paura f., spavento m., terrore m.to have a dread of sth. — avere terrore di qcs.; (weaker) avere paura di qcs.
II [dred]to live in dread of sth., sb. — essere terrorizzato da qcs., qcn
verbo transitivo temere, avere paura (doing sth. di fare qcs.); (stronger) avere terrore (doing sth. di fare qcs.)* * *[dred] 1. noun(great fear: She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread.) terrore2. verb(to fear greatly: We were dreading his arrival.) temere molto- dreadful- dreadfulness
- dreadfully* * *[drɛd]1. nterrore m2. vtavere il terrore di, tremare all'idea di* * *dread (1) /drɛd/n. [u]1 timore; paura: She lived in dread of being found out, viveva nel timore di essere scoperta; The thought of the exams filled him with dread, il pensiero degli esami lo riempiva di pauradread (2) /drɛd/a. (lett.)2 che incute riverenza e timore.(to) dread /drɛd/v. t. e i.avere paura di, provare apprensione all'idea di: Many people dread a visit to the dentist, molte persone hanno paura di una visita dal dentista; She dreaded seeing him again, provava apprensione all'idea di vederlo di nuovo; I dread to think of the consequences, tremo al pensiero delle conseguenze; I dread to think what they're doing right now, non oso pensare a cosa stanno facendo adesso.NOTA D'USO: - to dread-* * *I [dred]nome paura f., spavento m., terrore m.to have a dread of sth. — avere terrore di qcs.; (weaker) avere paura di qcs.
II [dred]to live in dread of sth., sb. — essere terrorizzato da qcs., qcn
verbo transitivo temere, avere paura (doing sth. di fare qcs.); (stronger) avere terrore (doing sth. di fare qcs.)
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