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1 ♦ fear
♦ fear /fɪə(r)/n.1 [cu] paura: I have a great fear of dogs, ho una gran paura dei cani; i cani mi fanno molta paura; a fear of flying, paura di volare (o dell'aereo); to live in fear, vivere nella paura; to conquer one's fear, vincere la paura; to tremble with fear, tremare di paura; crazed with fear, impazzito dalla paura; in preda alla paura2 paura; timore; apprensione; ansia: irrational fears, paure (o timori) irrazionali; groundless fears, timori ingiustificati; for fear of [that], per paura (o timore) di [che]; to be in fear of one's life, temere per la propria vita; There is no fear of that, non c'è da temere (o non c'è pericolo) che accada; to dismiss all fear, lasciare ogni timore; to raise fears, suscitare timori; (psic.) a morbid fear, una paura morbosa; una fobia● No fear!, niente paura!; (fam. GB) macché!, non c'è pericolo!, figurarsi! □ to put the fear of God into sb., spaventare a morte q.; mettere addosso a q. una paura del diavolo; terrorizzare q. □ to stand in fear of, avere paura di; temere □ without fear or favour, imparzialmente.(to) fear /fɪə(r)/A v. t.1 avere paura di; temere: I don't fear you, non ho paura di te; non ti temo; to fear death, temere la morte2 temere; paventare (lett.): We feared that we might be late, temevamo di arrivare in ritardo; The doctors fear a relapse, i dottori temono (o paventano) una ricaduta; The hostages are feared dead, si teme che gli ostaggi siano morti; I feared being misunderstood, temevo di essere frainteso; to fear to do (o doing) st., aver paura di fare qc.; ( anche) trattenersi ( per timore) dal fare qc.B v. i.temere; avere paura: We fear for his health, temiamo per la sua salute; They won't come, I fear, non verranno, temo; I fear not [so], temo di no [di sì]● Never fear!, niente paura!; sta' tranquillo! □ (prov.) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, gli stolti si precipitano là dove gli angeli temono di posare il piede. -
2 God
[gɒd] 1.nome relig. dio m. (anche fig.)2.1) relig. Dio m.2) colloq.God! — (exasperated) santo Dio! santo cielo! (surprised) oh Dio! cielo!
••God helps those who help themselves — aiutati che Dio, il ciel t'aiuta
to put the fear of God into sb. — terrorizzare qcn., mettere una paura del diavolo a qcn.
to think one is God's gift — colloq. credersi chissà chi
* * *[ɡod]1) ((with capital) the creator and ruler of the world (in the Christian, Jewish etc religions).)2) ((feminine goddess) a supernatural being who is worshipped: the gods of Greece and Rome.)•- godly- godliness
- godchild
- goddaughter
- godson
- godfather
- godmother
- godparent
- godsend* * *[gɒd] 1.nome relig. dio m. (anche fig.)2.1) relig. Dio m.2) colloq.God! — (exasperated) santo Dio! santo cielo! (surprised) oh Dio! cielo!
••God helps those who help themselves — aiutati che Dio, il ciel t'aiuta
to put the fear of God into sb. — terrorizzare qcn., mettere una paura del diavolo a qcn.
to think one is God's gift — colloq. credersi chissà chi
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3 fear *****
[fɪə(r)]1. npaura, timore mthere are fears that... — si teme che...
grave fears have arisen for... — si nutrono seri timori per...
for fear of sb/of doing sth — per paura di qn/di fare qc
for fear that — per paura di (or che + sub)
to live in fear of sb/sth/doing sth — vivere con la paura di qn/qc/fare qc
to go in fear of one's life/of being discovered — temere per la propria vita/di essere scoperto (-a)
fear of heights — vertigini fpl
no fear! fam — neanche per sogno!
2. vt(person, God) temere, avere paura dito fear that — temere di (or che + sub), avere paura di (or che + sub)
I fear I/he may be late — temo di essere in ritardo/che sia in ritardo
I fear so/not — temo di sì/di no, ho paura di sì/di no
3. vito fear for — temere per, essere in ansia per
См. также в других словарях:
put the fear of God into — To terrify • • • Main Entry: ↑fear * * * put the fear of God into see ↑fear, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑god … Useful english dictionary
put the fear of God into someone — put the fear of God into (someone) to frighten someone very much. There s no question that this wrestler puts the fear of God into his opponents … New idioms dictionary
put the fear of God into — (someone) to frighten someone very much. There s no question that this wrestler puts the fear of God into his opponents … New idioms dictionary
put the fear of God into someone — informal phrase to make someone feel very frightened Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: fear … Useful english dictionary
put the fear of God into somebody — put the fear of ˈGod into sb idiom to make sb very frightened, especially in order to make them do sth Main entry: ↑fearidiom … Useful english dictionary
put the fear of God into — ► put the fear of God in (or into) make very frightened. Main Entry: ↑fear … English terms dictionary
put the fear of God in (or into) someone — make someone very frightened. → fear … English new terms dictionary
put the fear of God in — ► put the fear of God in (or into) make very frightened. Main Entry: ↑fear … English terms dictionary
put the fear of God in someone — put the fear of God in (or into) someone cause someone to be very frightened … Useful english dictionary
put the fear of God into someone — informal to make someone feel very frightened … English dictionary
fear — ► NOUN 1) an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm. 2) the likelihood of something unwelcome happening. ► VERB 1) be afraid of. 2) (fear for) be anxious about. 3) archaic regard (God) with reverence and awe … English terms dictionary
