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Old 06-16-2008, 02:23 AM
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Default Paura & spaventare - Important Italian words to know.

La paura = fear, terror, fright, dread

Ho paura di volare. I'm afraid of flying.

Tu hai paura di tutto. You're afraid of everything.

Lui non ha paura di nulla.(niente) He's not afraid of anything.

pauroso = fearful

Non ha imparato la lezione della vita chi non vince una paura ogni giorno. »
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La paura è fatta di tutto e di niente »
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La paura è una intensa emozione derivata dalla percezione di un pericolo, reale o supposto.

È una delle emozioni primarie, comune sia alla specie umana, sia a molte specie animali.

Spaventare = To scare, to frighten, to terrify

spavento = fright, fear, terror

Che cosa ti ha spaventato? What frightened you?

Lui si spaventa di tutto. He is scared of everything.

Il buio non mi spaventa. I'm not afraid of the dark.

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So, if I wanted to say, "Don't be afraid" I could say,"Non hai paura" or "Non hai spavento" ??????? E vero?
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Don't be afraid = Non avere paura

Don't get scared = Non ti spaventare
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