fear

fear
fiə
1. noun
((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) miedo, temor

2. verb
1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) temer, tener miedo de
2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) temer
•
- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear of
fear1 n miedo / temor
he has a fear of snakes tiene miedo de las serpientes
my fears were confirmed mis temores se confirmaron
fear2 vb temer
I feared that something had happened to you temía que te hubiera pasado algo
fear
tr[fɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 miedo, temor nombre masculino
■ fear of flying miedo a volar
■ he showed no fear no mostraba ningún miedo
■ it confirmed our fears confirmó nuestros temores
transitive verb
1 temer, tener miedo a
■ she fears death teme a la muerte
■ she feared he was dead temía que hubiera muerto
intransitive verb
1 temer, tener miedo
■ fear not! ¡no temas!, ¡no tengas miedo!
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
for fear of ... por miedo de ..., por temor a ...
for fear that por miedo de que
I fear that ... me temo que ...
never fear no hay cuidado, no temas
no fear! ¡ni hablar!, ¡ni loco,-a!, ¡ni muerto,-a!
there's no fear of ... no hay peligro de que ...
to be in fear of one's life temer por su vida
to fear the worst temer lo peor
to hold no fears for somebody no dar miedo a alguien
to put the fear of God into somebody dar un susto mortal a alguien
fear ['fɪr] vt
: temer, tener miedo de
fear vi
: temer
fear n
: miedo m, temor m
for fear of: por temor a
fear
n.
• aprensión s.f.
• cobardía s.f.
• miedo s.m.
• pavor s.m.
• recelo s.m.
• temor s.m.
• terror s.m.
expr.
• tener miedo expr.
• tener miedo de expr.
v.
• esperar v.
• recelar v.
• temblar v.
• temer v.
fɪr, fɪə(r)
I
noun
1) u c (apprehension) miedo m, temor m

fear of death/heights — miedo a la muerte/las alturas

fear FOR somebody/something: there are fears for the passengers' safety se teme por la seguridad de los pasajeros; to go o be in fear of somebody/something (frml) vivir atemorizado por alguien/algo; to be in fear of one's life temer por su (or mi etc) vida; in fear and trembling (liter) atemorizado, lleno de miedo; she wouldn't touch it for fear of breaking it no quería tocarlo por miedo a romperlo; have no fear (arch or hum) pierde (or pierda etc) cuidado; to put the fear of God into somebody — asustar muchísimo a alguien

2) u (risk, chance, likelihood)

there's no fear of that happening — no hay peligro de que eso ocurra

no fear! — (as interj) (colloq) ni loco! or ni muerto!


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (dread) temer, tenerle* miedo a

to fear the worst — temer(se) lo peor

to fear (that) — temer que

b) (suspect)

to fear (THAT) — temerse que


2.
vi temer

to fear FOR somebody/something — temer por alguien/algo

[fɪǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=terror) miedo m

he has overcome his fear of dogs — ha superado su miedo a los perros

• to be in fear of or for one's life — temer por su propia vida

workers at the plant frequently went in fear of their lives — a menudo los trabajadores de la fábrica temían por su vida

• to live in fear of sth/sb — vivir atemorizado por algo/algn

she lives in fear of being found out — vive atemorizada de que la descubran

• to have no fear — no tener ningún miedo

have no fear! — †† (=don't be afraid) ¡pierde cuidado!

• fear of heights — miedo m a las alturas

fear of flying — miedo m a volar

• in fear and trembling — temblando de miedo

• she was trembling with fear — estaba temblando de miedo

• without fear or favour — con imparcialidad, imparcialmente

- put the fear of God into sb
2) (=worry) temor m

his worst fears were confirmed — sus mayores temores se vieron confirmados

there are fears that ... — se teme que + subjun

there are fears that he may be dead — se teme que esté muerto

there were fears that he would raise taxes — se temía que subiera los impuestos

• I didn't go in for fear of disturbing them — no entré por temor or miedo a molestarles

she never goes out for fear that it will happen again — nunca sale por temor or miedo a que suceda de nuevo

there are grave fears for their safety — se teme enormemente por su seguridad

• have no fear! — freq hum (=don't worry) ¡no se preocupe!

you need have no fear on that score — no tenga miedo en ese sentido

3) (=chance) posibilidad f ; (=danger) peligro m

there's not much fear of his coming — no hay muchas posibilidades de que venga

there's no fear of that! — ¡no hay peligro de eso!

no fear! * — ¡ni hablar!

2. VT
1) (=be afraid of) temer, tener miedo a

I do not fear death — no temo a la muerte, no tengo miedo a la muerte

he was feared and hated by his subjects — sus súbditos le temían y odiaban

to fear that — temer que + subjun

we feared that he would escape — temíamos que se escapara

they began to fear that he was dangerous — empezaron a temer que fuera peligroso

• two people are missing and feared dead — hay dos personas desaparecidas y se teme que hayan muerto

• to fear the worst — temer(se) lo peor

2) (=think regretfully) temerse

to fear that — temerse que

I fear that he won't come — me temo que no vendrá

I fear that you are right — me temo que tiene razón

• I fear you may be right — me temo que tenga razón

• I fear so/not — me temo que sí/no

3) (=respect) [+ God] temer
3.
VI temer

• to fear for sth/sb — temer por algo/algn

she feared for her life — temía por su vida

I fear for him — temo por él, tengo miedo por él

• never fear — no hay cuidado *

* * *
[fɪr, fɪə(r)]
I
noun
1) u c (apprehension) miedo m, temor m

fear of death/heights — miedo a la muerte/las alturas

fear FOR somebody/something: there are fears for the passengers' safety se teme por la seguridad de los pasajeros; to go o be in fear of somebody/something (frml) vivir atemorizado por alguien/algo; to be in fear of one's life temer por su (or mi etc) vida; in fear and trembling (liter) atemorizado, lleno de miedo; she wouldn't touch it for fear of breaking it no quería tocarlo por miedo a romperlo; have no fear (arch or hum) pierde (or pierda etc) cuidado; to put the fear of God into somebody — asustar muchísimo a alguien

2) u (risk, chance, likelihood)

there's no fear of that happening — no hay peligro de que eso ocurra

no fear! — (as interj) (colloq) ni loco! or ni muerto!


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (dread) temer, tenerle* miedo a

to fear the worst — temer(se) lo peor

to fear (that) — temer que

b) (suspect)

to fear (THAT) — temerse que


2.
vi temer

to fear FOR somebody/something — temer por alguien/algo


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