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I.dread [Brit drɛd, Am drɛd] N

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dread

to have a dread of sth (real fear)

être terrifié par qc

to have a dread of sth (weaker)

avoir horreur de qc

to live in dread of sth/sb

to live in dread of sth happening

redouter que qc n'arrive

it's his constant dread

il le redoute constamment

her dread that her husband might return

sa crainte du retour de son mari

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

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III.dreaded ADJ

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dreaded attr:

(tant) redouté

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nameless fear, dread

to long for/dread sb's touch

désirer/appréhender le contact physique de qn

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dread

avoir la hantise de qc

to dread sth

être seul, c'est une hantise chez moi

being alone is something I dread

dread, terror

redouter (appréhender) événement, conséquence, avenir

to dread

je redoute d'y aller

I dread going there

appréhender rencontre, avenir, examen

to dread

appréhender de faire

to dread doing

vivre dans la peur de

to live in fear ou dread of

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I.dread [dred] VB trans

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1. dread (fear):

dread

2. dread (be apprehensive):

dread

II.dread [dred] N no pl

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dread

appréhender de faire qc

to dread doing sth

redouter qn/qc

to dread sb/sth

redouter de grossir

to dread putting on weight

s'attendre à qc (en cas de chose désagréable)

to dread sth

to fill sb with dread

remplir qn d'effroi

to live/be in dread of doing sth

vivre/être dans l'angoisse de faire qc

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It's nostalgic, with a sense of future dread. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

Tessa dreads the idea of living in the suburbs. en.wikipedia.org

Wool dreads give a similar look to real dreads and are very soft. en.wikipedia.org

The prospect presented to the young bishop, then in his thirty-third year, was enough to fill his mind with misgiving and dread. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

Instead, they featured slow accumulations of dread through subtle omens, mostly taking place in everyday settings. en.wikipedia.org

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