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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

In English we have two opposite phrases: 

I'm looking forward to _________

and

I'm dreading ___________

I know the Russian equivalent of "to look forward to" is ждать с нетерпением. How is the opposite, to dread, expressed in Russian? For instance, how might you say "I'm dreading going to the dentist",  "I'm dreading the meeting tomorrow", "I'm dreading the exam"

Comments

[sam-newberry.livejournal.com]

I'm dreading going to the dentist - С ужасом ожидаю похода к зубному
I'm dreading the exam - С ужасом жду экзамена

[krivoshey.livejournal.com]

"I'm dreading" is "с ужасом ждать". Thus, "I'm dreading the meeting tomorrow" is "с ужасом ждать завтрашней встречи".

[diatel-a-g.livejournal.com]

I'm dreading going to the dentist = Я боюсь идти к зубному врачу.
I'm dreading the meeting tomorrow = Завтрашняя встреча наводит на меня ужас. or Я боюсь завтрашней встречи.
I'm dreading the exam = Я боюсь экзамена.

[heilkitty-ru.livejournal.com]

dread (<--- dictd_www.mova.org_slovnyk_en-ru --->)
боязнь
бояться
жуть
опасение
опасения
опаска
опаски
опаску
пугало
робеть
страх
трепет
ужас

I think, in opposite to "I'm looking forward" - "I'm dreading" can be translated "со страхом жду". For example, "I'm dreading going to the dentist" - "Со страхом жду похода к стоматологу". Or maybe just "Боюсь идти к стоматологу", depends on context.

[merry1978.livejournal.com]

One more variant: до ужаса боюсь.

I'm dreading the exam = Я до ужаса боюсь экзамена.

[ulundo.livejournal.com]

simply "я боюсь", i guess

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

As you may see, Russian has a lot more ways to express this idea, and none of then is a "single stereotype" the way it is in American English :) BTW ждать с нетерпением is not the only (and, I'm afraid, not the most accurate) way to translate "to look forward to." Problem is, this type of speech stereotypes is not as widely spread in Russian as in American English, and many Russians avoid them anyway. For example, you wouldn't hear too many Russians putting the "I appreciate that" thing in every sentence the way Americans do :)

[mashka-nir.livejournal.com]

lmao at your comment )
sorry for offtop, but this made my evening )
a bit rude, but you're complitely right )))