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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.) -
3 dreadful
['dredfl]aggettivo [weather, person, film, book, meal] orribile; [ day] terribile, tremendo; [ accident] spaventoso, terribileto feel dreadful about sth. — vergognarsi di qcs
* * *1) (terrible: a dreadful accident.) spaventoso2) (very bad or annoying: What dreadful children!) orribile, tremendo* * *dreadful /ˈdrɛdfl/a.terribile; orribile: a dreadful accident, un terribile incidente; dreadful weather, tempo orribile; The food was dreadful, il cibo era terribile; a dreadful murder [crime], un omicidio [un crimine] raccapricciante; What a dreadful man!, che tipo insopportabile!dreadfulnessn. [u]spaventosità, orribilità.* * *['dredfl]aggettivo [weather, person, film, book, meal] orribile; [ day] terribile, tremendo; [ accident] spaventoso, terribileto feel dreadful about sth. — vergognarsi di qcs
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Dreadfulness — Dread ful*ness, n. The quality of being dreadful. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dreadfulness — noun see dreadful I … New Collegiate Dictionary
dreadfulness — See dreadfully. * * * … Universalium
dreadfulness — noun The characteristic of being dreadful … Wiktionary
dreadfulness — n. awfulness, terribleness, frightfulness … English contemporary dictionary
dreadfulness — dread·ful·ness … English syllables
dreadfulness — noun a quality of extreme unpleasantness • Syn: ↑awfulness, ↑horridness, ↑terribleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑terrible (for: ↑terribleness), ↑horrid ( … Useful english dictionary
dreadful — dreadfulness, n. /dred feuhl/, adj. 1. causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm. 2. inspiring awe or reverence. 3. extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly: dreadful cooking; a dreadful hat. n. Brit. 4. See penny dreadful. 5. a… … Universalium
awfulness — noun a quality of extreme unpleasantness (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑dreadfulness, ↑horridness, ↑terribleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑terrible (for: ↑terribleness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horridness — noun a quality of extreme unpleasantness • Syn: ↑awfulness, ↑dreadfulness, ↑terribleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑terrible (for: ↑terribleness), ↑horrid, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
terribleness — noun a quality of extreme unpleasantness • Syn: ↑awfulness, ↑dreadfulness, ↑horridness • Derivationally related forms: ↑terrible, ↑horrid (for: ↑horridness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary