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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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dread — ► VERB ▪ anticipate with great apprehension or fear. ► NOUN ▪ great fear or apprehension. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ greatly feared; dreadful. DERIVATIVES dreaded adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
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dread´ly — dread «drehd», verb, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to look forward to with fear; dislike to experience; fear greatly: »He dreaded his visit to the dentist. Cats dread water. SYNONYM(S): apprehend. 2. Archaic. to regard with awe; venerate. –v.i. to… … Useful english dictionary
dread´ingly — dread «drehd», verb, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to look forward to with fear; dislike to experience; fear greatly: »He dreaded his visit to the dentist. Cats dread water. SYNONYM(S): apprehend. 2. Archaic. to regard with awe; venerate. –v.i. to… … Useful english dictionary
dread´er — dread «drehd», verb, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to look forward to with fear; dislike to experience; fear greatly: »He dreaded his visit to the dentist. Cats dread water. SYNONYM(S): apprehend. 2. Archaic. to regard with awe; venerate. –v.i. to… … Useful english dictionary
dread — index consternation, fear (noun), fear (verb), fright, mistrust, panic, phobia, portentous (ominous) … Law dictionary
dread — verb 1》 anticipate with great apprehension or fear. 2》 archaic regard with great awe. noun 1》 great fear or apprehension. 2》 (dreads) informal dreadlocks. 3》 a sudden take off of a flock of birds. adjective 1》 greatly feared; dreadful. 2》 archaic … English new terms dictionary
dread — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, mortal ▪ Her greatest dread was that she would lose her job. ▪ existential, nameless (both esp. AmE) ▪ constant … Collocations dictionary
dread — dread1 [ dred ] verb transitive to feel very worried about something that might happen or is going to happen: She dreads going to the dentist. Politicians are dreading that voters will lose faith in the President. We had the visit from the police … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dread — [[t]dre̱d[/t]] dreads, dreading, dreaded 1) VERB If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting. [V n/ ing] I m dreading Christmas this year... [V n/ ing] I … English dictionary
dread — 1 verb 1 (T) to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or you think will happen in the future: I ve got an interview tomorrow and I m dreading it. | dread doing sth: I m dreading going back to work. | dread sb doing sth:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English