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paura

fear

noun pah-OO-rah Less Common

Origin: from Latin pavor

Also means

fright

Usage Note

Paura is feminine, plural paure, but most often appears in the fixed verb phrase avere paura ('to be afraid', literally 'to have fear'). The construction fare paura means 'to frighten' someone.

Examples

"Ho paura dei ragni."

Natural Translation

I'm afraid of spiders.

Literal Translation

I-have fear of-the spiders.

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