Translations for „dreading“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . dread [dred] VB trans

1. dread (fear greatly):

to dread sth

sich acc vor etw dat sehr fürchten

to dread sth

vor etw dat große Angst haben

to dread doing sth

große Angst haben, etw zu tun

to dread that ...

sich acc sehr davor fürchten, dass ...

to dread that ...

große Angst davor haben, dass ...

I dread to think what would happen if ...

ich wage gar nicht daran zu denken, was geschehen würde, wenn ...

2. dread (look forward to with fear):

to dread sth

vor etw dat Angst haben

to dread sth

sich acc vor etw dat fürchten

he's dreading his driving test

er hat Angst vor der Fahrprüfung

to dread doing sth

Angst davor haben, etw zu tun

I'm dreading having to ring her

ich traue mich gar nicht, sie anzurufen inf

II . dread [dred] N no pl

dread

Furcht f

dread

[große] Angst

to be [or stand] [or live] in dread of sth

in [ständiger] Angst vor etw dat leben

to fill sb with dread

jdn mit Angst und Schrecken erfüllen

III . dread [dred] ADJ attr liter

dread

fürchterlich

dread

schrecklich

dread

furchtbar

the dread spectre of civil war

das Schreckgespenst eines Bürgerkrieges

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he's dreading his driving test

er hat Angst vor der Fahrprüfung

I'm dreading having to ring her

ich traue mich gar nicht, sie anzurufen inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We didn't focus or harp on the previous fortnight... we are not dreading the second half of the year.

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Many families are dreading a rent review, because the consequence of it may be a ten, 15 or 20 per cent increase.

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Remember how you've spent every waking moment since it was announced dreading its unceremonious cancellation?

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That's how we're living now, but really living like that and cherishing each day, and dreading it too.

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He's always expectant of the good instead of dreading the evil.

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