Italian-English translations for spavento

fear
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He was struck by fear on seeing the snakeI have a fear of antsI fear the worst will happen
fright
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Democrats of the world unite ... in Cuba and give Castro a fright, by opening not only your wallet but also your mouth. Democratici di tutto il mondo unitevi... a Cuba e procurate un bello spavento a Castro aprendo non solo i vostri portafogli, ma anche le vostre bocche. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it turns out that Mr Barroso needed to be given a fright in order to resign himself to withdrawing his Commission. . – Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, sembra che il signor Barroso abbia avuto bisogno di prendersi uno spavento per rassegnarsi a ritirare la sua Commissione.

scare
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Johnny had a bad scare last night.a food-poisoning scareDid it scare you when I said "Boo!"?
terror
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a terror attack; the War on Terror