terror

terrore, spavento

Una sensazione di paura molto intensa.

In inglese semplice: A very strong feeling of fear.

• His eyes were full of terror.
• We fled in terror when the roof collapsed.
• Have you ever felt such sudden terror?

Come si usa: in terror (She stared at the snake in terror.)

Sinonimi: fear, dread, fright

Espressioni comuni: in terror, sheer terror, filled with terror

terrorismo, terrore

Violenza o minacce usate per spaventare le persone e raggiungere obiettivi politici.

In inglese semplice: Violence or threats used to frighten people and achieve political aims.

• The group used terror to silence opponents.
• Several people died in the terror attack.
• The government promised to end the campaign of terror.

Sinonimi: terrorism

Espressioni comuni: war on terror, terror attack, campaign of terror

peste, diavoletto

Persona, soprattutto un bambino, che si comporta male e combina molti guai.

In inglese semplice: Someone, especially a child, who behaves badly and causes a lot of trouble.

• My little brother is a terror.
• Those two terrors hid all my shoes.
• Was she always such a terror at school?

Sinonimi: troublemaker, rascal

Espressioni comuni: a little terror, a real terror, such a terror

terrore, flagello

Persona o cosa che incute molta paura agli altri.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that makes people feel very afraid.

• That beast was a terror.
• The pirate became the terror of the coast.
• She wrote about the terrors of the deep sea.

Come si usa: the terror of somewhere (The huge dog was the terror of the village.)

Sinonimi: menace, scourge

Espressioni comuni: terror of somewhere, a real terror, terrors of something

severissimo, temuto

Descrive un insegnante molto severo che dà voti insufficienti a molti studenti.

In inglese semplice: Describing a teacher who is very strict and gives many students failing grades.

• We have a terror teacher this year.
• Our terror math teacher failed half the class.
• Students avoid taking courses with that terror professor.

Sinonimi: strict, fearsome

Contrari: lenient

Espressioni comuni: terror teacher, terror math teacher, terror professor