temor

/teˈmoɾ/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
temores

Meaning

  1. fear

    • Tinha temor.

      He felt fear.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

medo

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

Similar in other languages

German

Furcht

Furcht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fear."

Spanish

miedo

miedo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fear."

Spanish

temor

temor is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fear."

Practice

1 What does temor mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tinha ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches temor?

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