Was heißt »Grau­en« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Grau­en lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • fear
  • panic
  • horror

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Das Grauen hat einen Namen.

Horror has a name.

Aber anfangs sah man noch dunklere Stellen in der jungen Saat, die die Leute mit scheuem Grauen betrachteten.

But, there were deep green patches in the growing corn at first, that people looked at awfully.

Dieser Krieg ist ein Grauen.

This war is a horror.

Sinnverwandte Wörter

Ab­scheu­lich­keit:
abomination
atrocity
Angst:
anxiety
Angst­zu­stand:
state of fear
Be­stür­zung:
consternation
Ent­set­zen:
dismay
terror
Gräu­el:
atrocity
Grau­sam­keit:
atrocity
coldness
cruelty
ferocity
truculence
violence

Antonyme

Be­hag­lich­keit:
comfort
comfortableness
cosiness
ease
homeliness
homeyness
snugness

Englische Beispielsätze

  • People's faces were filled with confusion and fear.

  • Be it because of fear or pride, he didn't answer.

  • Be it out of fear or pride, he didn't answer.

  • Be it out of fear or pride, he didn't reply.

  • Tom's condition does nothing but deteriorate. We fear that there is nothing more we can do for him.

  • I fear for the worst.

  • With Tom at my side, I had nothing to fear.

  • Tom threw a wet sponge at Mary, but to his horror it missed her and hit the teacher who had just come through the door.

  • That isn't a reason to panic.

  • Staff fear further redundancies.

  • My sister has a fear of little mice and spiders.

  • You're not allowed to panic until after the exam.

  • "There it is! It's still open." "There you go. No need to panic, was there?"

  • Standing at the cash desk and feeling for his wallet, Tom discovered to his horror that his trouser pocket was empty.

  • Let them hate, provided they fear.

  • Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they offer gifts.

  • He who is feared by many must fear many.

  • "How seriously ill is Tom?" "We fear the worst."

  • Tom faced his fear.

  • Tom was plagued by fear of failure.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

Ge­fühl:
affection
emotion
feeling
Ge­sche­hen:
happening

Grau­en übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Grauen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 620612, 4849351, 11955865, 10253231, 10270584, 10270586, 10270587, 10277660, 10215562, 10203305, 10357983, 10020927, 9960713, 9799865, 9517964, 9509822, 9472640, 11057834, 11058085, 11082933, 11090833, 11093906 & 11270548. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR