dread

redouter, appréhender

Avoir très peur ou être très inquiet de quelque chose que l’on s’attend à voir arriver.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : dread doing something (I dread speaking in front of a crowd.)

Synonymes : fear

Expressions courantes : dread something, dread going somewhere, dread the thought, dread the results

crainte, effroi, appréhension

Peur ou inquiétude intense face à quelque chose qui pourrait arriver ou qu’il faut affronter.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : dread of something (His dread of failure kept him awake.); dread of doing something (Her dread of getting lost made her study the map.)

Synonymes : fear, terror, apprehension

Expressions courantes : sense of dread, filled with dread, dread of something, overcome with dread

dreadlock

Longue mèche épaisse formée en torsadant les cheveux ou en les laissant s’emmêler entre eux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : dreadlock, loc

Expressions courantes : long dread, thick dread, tie a dread