dread in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dread in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dread [Am drɛd, Brit drɛd] VB trans

dread

tenerle terror a

dread

tenerle pavor a

I dread going to the dentist

le tengo terror or pavor al dentista

I dread to think what might have happened

no quiero ni pensar en lo que podría haber pasado

I dread to think what might have happened

me horroriza pensar en lo que podría haber pasado

the dreaded moment finally came

finalmente llegó el tan temido momento

II.dread [Am drɛd, Brit drɛd] N U

dread

terror m

dread of sth I have a dread of spiders

les tengo terror or horror a las arañas

he was or stood in dread of his father

su padre lo atemorizaba or aterraba

he was or stood in dread of his father

le tenía terror a su padre

we lived in constant dread of discovery/being deported

vivíamos temiendo constantemente que nos descubrieran/deportaran

to be filled with dread

estar aterrorizado

my greatest dread is dying of cancer

lo que más me aterra es morir de cáncer

III.dread [Am drɛd, Brit drɛd] ADJ liter attr

dread

pavoroso

dread

aterrador

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los exámenes me producen horror

I have an absolute horror o dread of exams

temer castigo/reacción/desenlace

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dread in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dread in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dread [dred] VB trans

dread

temer

I dread to think ...

me da miedo pensar...

II.dread [dred] N no pl

dread

terror m

to fill sb with dread

aterrorizar a alguien

III.dread [dred] ADJ liter

dread

aterrador(a)

dread N

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dread (dreadlock)

rasta f

Translations for dread in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rasta (pelo) f

dread

dread Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I dread to think ...

me da miedo pensar...

to fill sb with dread

aterrorizar a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Members of the cybergoth subculture also often wear blatantly artificial synthetic dreads or dreadfalls made of synthetic hair, fabric or plastic tubing.

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It roams through all temperate and tropical seas, and everywhere is an object of dread.

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His first movements tend to not match the other two, probably because he dreaded writing them and often composed them last.

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Even so, she is not especially mature, still lives with her parents and dreads measuring day.

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They run from a general sense of fear or dread, not even knowing what they are afraid of.

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Sooner or later the occasion will arise when you will appear before the dread tribunal of the public.

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He was a very pious and energetic missionary, but dreaded the office of superior.

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Tessa dreads the idea of living in the suburbs.

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Zinc pest is dreaded by collectors of old model trains, toys, or radios where the zinc die-cast process was used.

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Dread promises to accomplish his mission, although it is not stated what exactly he must do.

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