dread in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dread in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dread [Brit drɛd, Am drɛd] N

dread

paura f

dread

spavento m

dread

terrore m

to have a dread of sth (real fear)

avere terrore di qc

to have a dread of sth (weaker)

avere paura di qc

to live in dread of sth, sb

essere terrorizzato da qc, qn

to live in dread of sth happening

vivere nel terrore che accada qc

it's his constant dread

è il suo timore costante

her dread that her husband might return

la paura che suo marito possa tornare

II.dread [Brit drɛd, Am drɛd] ADJ liter

dread

temibile

dread

paventato

dread (stronger)

terribile, spaventoso

III.dread [Brit drɛd, Am drɛd] VB trans

dread

temere, avere paura (doing sth di fare qc)

dread (stronger)

avere terrore (doing sth di fare qc)

to dread that …

temere che …

she dreads him coming

ha paura che arrivi

“what would she say?“ - “I dread to think!“

“cosa potrebbe dire?“ - “il solo pensiero mi fa paura!“

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

nameless fear, dread

indicibile, indescrivibile

to long for, dread sb's touch

desiderare, temere il contatto con qn

Translations for dread in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

paventare morte, rischi

to dread

terrore

dread

avere il terrore di qc

to have a terror or dread of sth, to dread sth, to be terrified of sth

vivere nel terrore

to live in terror or in dread

spavento

dread uncountable

temere incontro, esame

to dread

dread in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dread in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dread [dred] VB trans

dread

temere

I dread to think …

non oso pensare …

II.dread [dred] N

dread

terrore m

to fill sb with dread

terrorizzare qn

III.dread [dred] ADJ

dread

terribile

dread Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I dread to think …

non oso pensare …

to fill sb with dread

terrorizzare qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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The song reflects a paranoid version of dread of dealing with in-laws.

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Similarly, anxiety may range from restlessness to more intense panic and dread.

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

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We called it scopophobia -- a morbid dread of being seen.

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

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The dread of these events lies like a fog over the album.

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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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