Polyglot Dictionary

medo

/ˈmedu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os medos

Meaning

  1. fear

    • Tenho medo de aranhas.

      I'm afraid of spiders.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

temor

temor is slightly more formal or literary; medo is the everyday word — both mean "fear."

Similar in other languages

French

peur

peur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fear."

Practice

1 What does medo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tenho ___ de aranhas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches medo?

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