English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “dread”

dread (ˈdrɛd Pronunciation for dread

Translations

noun

  1. (= fear) épouvante feminine, effroi masculine

    dread of terreur de

transitive verb

  1. (= fear very much) redouter

    to dread to think  ⇒ I dread to think what will happen. Je n'ose imaginer ce qui va arriver.

Similar Words

= fear, shrink from, be anxious about, flinch from, cringe at the thought of, quail from, shudder to think about, have cold feet about, anticipate with horror, tremble to think about

'dread' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: temer
  • Chinese: 害怕
  • European Spanish: temer
  • French: redouter
  • German: fürchten
  • Italian: tremare all'idea di
  • Japanese: 恐れる
  • Korean: 두려워하다
  • Portuguese: temer
  • Spanish: temer
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pavor
  • Chinese: 恐惧
  • European Spanish: pavor
  • French: effroi
  • German: Furcht
  • Italian: terrore
  • Japanese: 恐怖
  • Korean: 두려움
  • Portuguese: pavor
  • Spanish: pavor

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