dread

fürchten, sich fürchten vor

Große Angst oder Sorge wegen etwas empfinden, dessen Eintreten man erwartet.

In einfachem Englisch: To feel very afraid or worried about something you expect to happen.

• I dread the next exam.
• She dreaded telling him the news.
• Are you dreading your first day at work?

So benutzt man es: dread doing something (I dread speaking in front of a crowd.)

Synonyme: fear

Häufige Wendungen: dread something, dread going somewhere, dread the thought, dread the results

Angst, Grauen

Starke Angst oder Sorge wegen etwas, das geschehen könnte oder dem man sich stellen muss.

In einfachem Englisch: Strong fear or worry about something that might happen or that you must face.

• I felt a sudden dread.
• The approaching exam filled him with dread.
• She woke with a sense of dread.

So benutzt man es: dread of something (His dread of failure kept him awake.); dread of doing something (Her dread of getting lost made her study the map.)

Synonyme: fear, terror, apprehension

Häufige Wendungen: sense of dread, filled with dread, dread of something, overcome with dread

Dreadlock

Eine lange, dicke Haarsträhne, die durch Verdrehen oder Verfilzen der Haare entsteht.

In einfachem Englisch: A long, thick strand of hair formed by twisting or letting the hairs join together.

• One dread fell across his face.
• She tied her dreads back before cooking.
• He has several beads in each dread.

Synonyme: dreadlock, loc

Häufige Wendungen: long dread, thick dread, tie a dread