😨

medo

Sentences
An user
Com   medo
😨
   de   chover
🌧️
 ?

Afraid of rain?

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An user
Se   você   respeitar   outro ,  não
🚫
   tenha   medo
😨
   de   si   mesmo .

If you respect another, don't be afraid of yourself.

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An user
O   medo
😨
   é   frequentemente   a   causa   da   violência .

Fear is often the cause of violence.

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An user
O   governo   turco
turco
   está   com   medo
😨
 .

The Turkish government is afraid.

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An user
Eles   eram   homens   do   deserto
🏜️
   e   tinham   medo
😨
   de   feiticeiros .

They were men of the desert and were afraid of sorcerers.

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An user
E   agora   ela   tem   medo
😨
   que   a   tenhamos   confundido
😕
   nos   negócios   da   máfia .

And now she's afraid we've confused her in the mob business.

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Meaning

Concepts

fear
😨
fright
terror
horror
dread
consternation
alarm
trepidation
apprehension
panic
dismay
anxiety
scare
😨
scariness
vocalization
behaviour

behaviour theory

conditioned reflexes

affrightment

deer in the headlights
affright

dwere

afraid
apprehensiveness
awe

be afraid

danger
❗
ethology
fearfulness
funk
habits
jitter
kerfuffle
Synonyms

temor
22k
😨
terror
B2
pavor
C2
consternação
susto
C1
fobia
25k
inquietude

estupefação

dor
A2
pânico
B1
receio
B1
😨

vocalização

ter medo

espanto
C2
hábitos
C1
etologia

reflexo condicionado

teoria do comportamento

comportamento
B1
Translations

paura
😨
peur
😨
Angst
😨
miedo
😨
Furcht
😨
korku
😨
por
😨
pavor
vrees
😨
angst
😨

φόβος

crainte
😨
temor
😨
Schreck
Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈme.du/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
Latin
metus
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
miedo
Borrowed from Latin
Mēdus
In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese medo, from Latin metus (“fear”). Compare Spanish miedo.

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