dreaded in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dreaded in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dreaded [Brit ˈdrɛdɪd, Am ˈdrɛdəd] VB pp

dreaded → dread III

II.dreaded [Brit ˈdrɛdɪd, Am ˈdrɛdəd] ADJ attrib.

dreaded

temuto

dreaded

paventato

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!“

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to have the dreaded lurgy inf, hum

= avere una leggera indisposizione

nameless fear, dread

indicibile, indescrivibile

to long for, dread sb's touch

desiderare, temere il contatto con qn

Translations for dreaded in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

era il mio terrore

I dreaded her

paventare morte, rischi

to dread

spavento

dread uncountable

temere incontro, esame

to dread

dreaded in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dreaded 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

dreaded 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

It wasn't that they just disliked the loss of summer freedom and the coming regimentation of classes, they literally dreaded the return to school.

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Other diners may give you the dreaded stink eye for bringing your children along.

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Continual rainfall, 50 varieties of dysentery, skin disease, and the dreaded elephantiasis all combined to make life miserable for the construction men.

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He dreaded the brutality and ignorance of the mob as much as he despised the avarice and ennui of the upper class.

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I dreaded the idea about having to wait in the hotel lobby until the 2 p.m. check-in time.

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As a result, the process was feared, dreaded, and often went unmentioned in diaries from the period.

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Turns out the baked potato, our go-to easy dinner, has been helping us fight off the dreaded lurgy.

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Debates are about style, comportment, authority, the occasional zinger and the dreaded gaffe.

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Public-health physicians and politicians typically blamed both the poor themselves and their ramshackle tenement houses (conventillos) for the spread of the dreaded disease.

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I share joint custody, and dreaded dinnertime like a storm cloud brewing all day.

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