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separate fears

[SEP-er-it FEARS / SEP-uh-rayt FEARS]
noun phrase
medos distintos / temores separados
1. Individual or distinct anxieties that are not related to each other
They discussed their separate fears about the future.
Eles discutiram seus medos distintos sobre o futuro.
2. Fears that can be identified and analyzed independently
Each person had separate fears regarding the project.
Cada pessoa tinha temores separados em relação ao projeto.
Synonyms
distinct fearsindividual fearsdifferent fearsspecific fears
Antonyms
shared fearscommon fearscollective fearsunified fears

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
medos distintos / temores separados
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
medos distintos / receios separados
Standard usage in European Portuguese, 'receios' more formal
São Paulo
medos diferentes
Common colloquial variation

Related Idioms & Phrases

different strokes for different folks
to each his own
fear factor
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