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1 spaventoso
frightening* * *spaventoso agg. dreadful, frightful, terrible: uno spaventoso delitto, a dreadful crime; una spaventosa minaccia, a terrible threat; una ferita spaventosa, a frightful wound; avere una fame spaventosa, to be dreadfully hungry; lo spaventoso aumento dei prezzi, the terrible increase in prices.* * *[spaven'toso]1) (che incute paura) [rumore, vista] frightful, ghastly; [esperienza, mostro] frightening, scary2) (tremendo) [ferita, incidente] terrible; [condizioni, situazione] appalling, dreadful* * *spaventoso/spaven'toso/1 (che incute paura) [rumore, vista] frightful, ghastly; [esperienza, mostro] frightening, scary2 (tremendo) [ferita, incidente] terrible; [condizioni, situazione] appalling, dreadful -
2 paura
f fearavere paura di be frightened of* * *paura s.f.1 fear, dread; ( spavento) fright; scare: un bambino pieno di paura, a fearful child; un uomo senza paura, a fearless man; aveva paura della morte, he was afraid of death; è comune nei bambini la paura del buio, fear of the dark is common in children; ebbi una gran paura, I had a terrible fright (o scare); mi hai fatto paura, you scared me; avere paura di qlco., to be afraid of sthg. (o to fear sthg.); non aver paura!, don't be afraid (o frightened)!; niente paura!, non fa male, don't be frightened!, it won't hurt; vincere la paura, to overcome (one's) fear // che paura!, what a fright (o scare)! // per paura che..., for fear that (o lest): glielo dirò io per paura che lo venga a sapere da altri, I will tell him myself for fear that (o lest) he should hear about it from someone else; per paura di..., for fear of...: cambiò strada per paura d'incontrarlo, he took another road for fear of meeting him // è brutto da far paura, he is frightfully (o fearfully) ugly // è una strada che fa paura, it is a frightening road // quando lo vidi era morto di paura, when I saw him he was (o he looked) frightened (o scared) to death // avere una paura indiavolata, to be scared to death // avere paura della propria ombra, to be afraid of one's own shadow // morire di paura, (fig.) to be scared to death: far morire qlcu. di paura, to scare (o to frighten) s.o. to death2 ( preoccupazione) fear, worry: aveva paura di arrivare in ritardo, he was afraid (that) he might arrive late; avevo paura che tu avessi perduto il treno, I was afraid (o I worried) that you had missed the train; l'esame d'inglese mi fa paura, the English examination worries me; ho paura che non verrà, I am afraid he won't come; ho paura di sì, di no, I am afraid (o I fear) so, not.* * *[pa'ura]morto di paura — scared o frightened to death, dead scared colloq.
fare paura a qcn. — to frighten o scare sb.
fare paura — to be frightful o scary colloq.
avere paura — to be afraid (di of; di fare to do)
per paura che, di qcs., di fare — for fear that, of sth., of doing
* * *paura/pa'ura/sostantivo f.(timore) fear; (spavento) fright; morto di paura scared o frightened to death, dead scared colloq.; fare paura a qcn. to frighten o scare sb.; fare paura to be frightful o scary colloq.; avere paura to be afraid (di of; di fare to do); che paura! what a fright! brutto da fare paura hideously ugly; per paura che, di qcs., di fare for fear that, of sth., of doing; non avere paura! niente paura! don't be afraid! have no fear! never fear! -
3 pauroso
fearfulche fa paura frightening* * *pauroso agg.1 ( che ha paura) fearful, timorous: è un bambino pauroso, he is a timorous child // pauroso come un coniglio, as timid as a rabbit2 ( che incute paura) frightening, terrifying3 (fam.) ( straordinario) incredible, frightening: ha una cultura paurosa, his culture is incredible.* * *[pau'roso]1) (pieno di paure) [ persona] fearful, timid2) (che fa paura) [ incidente] frightful; [magrezza, pallore] dreadful3) (straordinario) [ memoria] incredible* * *pauroso/pau'roso/1 (pieno di paure) [ persona] fearful, timid2 (che fa paura) [ incidente] frightful; [magrezza, pallore] dreadful3 (straordinario) [ memoria] incredible. -
4 rimprovero
m scoldingdal capo reprimandrimproveri pl reproaches* * *rimprovero s.m. reproach; reproof, rebuke; ( ufficiale) reprimand; ( sgridata) scolding: un amaro rimprovero, a bitter reproach; un aspro rimprovero, a sharp rebuke (o reprimand); uno sguardo di rimprovero, a look of reproach; ricevette un bel rimprovero da sua madre, he got a frightful scolding from his mother (o fam. he got a frightful telling-off from his mother); muovere un rimprovero a qlcu., to reproach (o to scold o to rebuke o to reprove) s.o.* * *[rim'prɔvero]sostantivo maschile reproach, scoldingfare dei -i a qcn. — to reproach sb.
di rimprovero — [tono, sguardo] reproachful
* * *rimprovero/rim'prɔvero/sostantivo m.reproach, scolding; fare dei -i a qcn. to reproach sb.; ricevere dei -i to be criticized; di rimprovero [tono, sguardo] reproachful. -
5 spavento
m frightmi sono preso uno spavento I got a fright* * *spavento s.m. fright; fear; terror: tremava di spavento, he was trembling with fear; fare spavento a qlcu., to give s.o. a fright (o to frighten s.o.); che spavento mi hai fatto ( prendere)!, what a fright you gave me!; il mio istruttore di sci è brutto da fare spavento, my ski instructor is as ugly as sin; questo quadro è un vero spavento, this picture is really awful // morire dallo spavento, to die of fright (o to be scared to death).* * *[spa'vɛnto]sostantivo maschile1) (paura) fright, scare, fear U, dread Ufare prendere uno spavento a qcn. — to give sb. a fright
prendersi uno spavento — to have o get a fright o scare
che spavento! — how frightful o scary!
2) colloq. (persona o cosa molto brutta) fright* * *spavento/spa'vεnto/sostantivo m.1 (paura) fright, scare, fear U, dread U; paralizzato dallo spavento paralyzed with fright; fare prendere uno spavento a qcn. to give sb. a fright; prendersi uno spavento to have o get a fright o scare; che spavento! how frightful o scary! sei conciato da fare spavento you look a sight dressed like that2 colloq. (persona o cosa molto brutta) fright. -
6 terribile
terrible* * *terribile agg. terrible, awful, dreadful; frightful, fearful: un temporale terribile, a dreadful thunderstorm; una sciagura terribile, a terrible (o frightful) disaster; un nemico terribile, an awful enemy.* * *[ter'ribile]1) (tremendo) [catastrofe, malattia] terrible, dreadful; [delitto, incidente, giorno] awful, dreadful, horrendous; [ dubbio] tormenting; [occhiata, sospetto] nasty2) (molto intenso) [vento, temporale, freddo, caldo, rumore] terrible, tremendous; [ dolore] terrible, raging, terrific; [ ira] fearful, thundering3) colloq. (brutto) terrible, awful4) (pestifero)un bambino terribile — a nasty little boy, a holy terror
* * *terribile/ter'ribile/1 (tremendo) [catastrofe, malattia] terrible, dreadful; [delitto, incidente, giorno] awful, dreadful, horrendous; [ dubbio] tormenting; [occhiata, sospetto] nasty2 (molto intenso) [vento, temporale, freddo, caldo, rumore] terrible, tremendous; [ dolore] terrible, raging, terrific; [ ira] fearful, thundering3 colloq. (brutto) terrible, awful4 (pestifero) un bambino terribile a nasty little boy, a holy terror. -
7 agghiacciante
spine-chilling* * *agghiacciante agg. terrible, frightful, dreadful, appalling: una scena agghiacciante, a dreadful scene.* * *[aggjat'tʃante]* * *agghiacciante/aggjat't∫ante/ -
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10 orrido
orrido agg.2 ( spaventevole) frightful, dreadful; horrifying: bellezza orrida, horrifying beauty; visione orrida, dreadful sight◆ s.m.1 ( aspetto orrido) horridness2 ( precipizio) precipice, ravine, gorge.* * *['ɔrrido] 1.aggettivo horrid, hideous, dreadful, horrible2.sostantivo maschile1)2) (forra) gorge, ravine* * *orrido/'ɔrrido/horrid, hideous, dreadful, horrible1 gusto dell'orrido a taste for the horrid2 (forra) gorge, ravine. -
11 terribile
awful, frightful, horrible, terrible
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