trepidation

trepidation
trepidation
tr[trepɪ'deɪʃən]
noun
1 turbación nombre femenino, agitación nombre femenino
... I asked with trepidation ... pregunté turbado
trepidation [.trɛpə'deɪʃən] n
: inquietud f, ansiedad f
trepidation
n.
miedo s.m.
trepidación s.f.
turbación s.f.
'trepə'deɪʃən, ˌtrepɪ'deɪʃən
mass noun (frml) (fear) temor m (frml), miedo m; (worry, anxiety) inquietud f

I entered his office, in o with trepidation — entré atemorizado en su oficina

[ˌtrepɪ'deɪʃǝn]
N (=fear) temor m ; (=anxiety) inquietud f , agitación f

in some trepidation — algo turbado, agitado

* * *
['trepə'deɪʃən, ˌtrepɪ'deɪʃən]
mass noun (frml) (fear) temor m (frml), miedo m; (worry, anxiety) inquietud f

I entered his office, in o with trepidation — entré atemorizado en su oficina


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