I'm afraid to ask

to be afraid of somebody/something/-ing: he is afraid of the dark le tiene miedo a la oscuridad; he's afraid of her le tiene miedo; there's nothing to be afraid of no tienes nada que temer; I was afraid of falling tenía miedo de caerme; I'm not afraid of hard work a mí el trabajo no me asusta; to be afraid to + inf: he's afraid to go into the cellar le da miedo entrar en el sótano; never be afraid to ask for help si necesitas ayuda, no tengas miedo de pedirla; to be afraid (that) tener* miedo de que (+ subj); I was afraid you'd be offended — tenía miedo de que te ofendieras

to be afraid (that): I'm afraid (that) that won't be possible (me) temo que no va a ser posible; she's not in, I'm afraid lo siento pero no está; is that all? - I'm afraid so ¿eso es todo? - sí, lo siento; I'm afraid not — me temo que no

to be afraid — tener miedo

don't be afraid — no tengas miedo

I was afraid that nobody would believe me — tenía miedo de que nadie me creyera, temía que nadie me creyera

I was afraid to ask — me daba miedo preguntar, tenía miedo de preguntar

to be afraid for sb's life — temer por la vida de algn

they're afraid of you — te tienen miedo

she's afraid of flying — le da miedo volar

I'm afraid of dogs — los perros me dan miedo, les tengo miedo a los perros

you have nothing to be afraid of — no tienes nada que temer

he's not afraid of hard work — el trabajo duro no le asusta

I was afraid of that — me lo temía

I'm afraid he's out — lo siento, pero no está

it's a bit stuffy in here, I'm afraid — me temo que el aire aquí dentro está muy cargado

to be afraid of somebody/something/-ing: he is afraid of the dark le tiene miedo a la oscuridad; he's afraid of her le tiene miedo; there's nothing to be afraid of no tienes nada que temer; I was afraid of falling tenía miedo de caerme; I'm not afraid of hard work a mí el trabajo no me asusta; to be afraid to + inf: he's afraid to go into the cellar le da miedo entrar en el sótano; never be afraid to ask for help si necesitas ayuda, no tengas miedo de pedirla; to be afraid (that) tener* miedo de que (+ subj); I was afraid you'd be offended — tenía miedo de que te ofendieras

to be afraid (that): I'm afraid (that) that won't be possible (me) temo que no va a ser posible; she's not in, I'm afraid lo siento pero no está; is that all? - I'm afraid so ¿eso es todo? - sí, lo siento; I'm afraid not — me temo que no

[not] be afraid [of somebody/something] — [vor jemandem/etwas] [keine] Angst haben

be afraid to do something — Angst davor haben, etwas zu tun

be afraid of doing something — Angst haben, etwas zu tun

I'm afraid [that] we must assume that... — leider müssen wir annehmen, dass...

I'm afraid so/not — ich fürchte ja/nein

(= frightened) to be afraid (of sb/sth) — (vor jdm/etw) Angst haben, sich (vor jdm/etw) fürchten

don't be afraid! — keine Angst!

it's quite safe, there's nothing to be afraid of — es ist ganz sicher, Sie brauchen keine Angst zu haben

to make sb afraid — jdm Angst machen or einjagen, jdn ängstigen

I am afraid to leave her alone — ich habe Angst davor, sie allein zu lassen

to be afraid of work — arbeitsscheu sein

he's not afraid to say what he thinks — er scheut sich nicht zu sagen, was er denkt

that's what I was afraid of, I was afraid that would happen —

I was afraid you'd ask that — ich habe diese Frage befürchtet

to be afraid for one's life — Angst um sein Leben haben

(expressing polite regret) I'm afraid I can't do it — leider kann ich es nicht machen

I'm afraid to say that... —

I'm afraid you'll have to wait — Sie müssen leider warten

[not] be afraid [of somebody/something] — [vor jemandem/etwas] [keine] Angst haben

be afraid to do something — Angst davor haben, etwas zu tun

be afraid of doing something — Angst haben, etwas zu tun

I'm afraid [that] we must assume that... — leider müssen wir annehmen, dass...

I'm afraid so/not — ich fürchte ja/nein

He is afraid of his father. — Он боится отца.

I am not afraid of work. — Я не боюсь никакой работы.

It was a complicated operation and the doctors were afraid for the child. — Это была сложная операция и врачи опасались за жизнь ребенка.

I'm afraid of cutting my finger, the knife is so sharp. — Боюсь порезать палец, нож очень острый.

I'm afraid of waking mother up if I switch on the light. — Боюсь, что я разбужу маму, если зажгу свет.

She is not accustomed to be afraid to ask questions. — Она не привыкла бояться задавать вопросы. /Она всегда смело задает вопросы.

I'm afraid I'm late. — Я, кажется, опоздал. /Боюсь, я опоздал.

I'm afraid not. — Боюсь, что нет.

to be afraid — aver paura

to be afraid for sb — temere per qn, preoccuparsi per qn

to be afraid of sb/sth — aver paura di qn/qc

I'm afraid I have to go now — mi dispiace, ma adesso devo proprio andare

I'm afraid so! — ho paura di sì!, temo proprio di sì!

I'm afraid not — no, mi dispiace, purtroppo no, temo di no

I am afraid that I'll be late — mi dispiace, ma farò tardi

dirty creature — грязнуля, неряха

dirty linen — грязное бельё

dirty air — грязный воздух

dirty water — грязная, загрязнённая, заражённая вода

He had to do the dirty jobs. — Он был вынужден выполнять всю грязную работу.

dirty slums — грязные трущобы

dirty jokes — неприличные шутки

dirty word — непристойное, скверное слово

dirty dancing — грязные танцы

I was afraid to ask Mum any details of where babies came from and the word 'sex' was considered a dirty word in our house. — Я боялась расспрашивать маму о том, откуда берутся дети, а слово "секс" считалось в нашем доме непристойным.

dirty lie — грязная ложь

dirty trick — подлость, подлый поступок

'It's business,' Jack cut in. - 'It's a dirty business,' I said. — "Это бизнес," - вмешался Джек. - "Это грязный бизнес," - сказал я.

dirty money — грязные деньги

It's a dirty shame. — Это страшный позор.

He gave me a dirty look. — Он бросил на меня косой взгляд.

dirty bomb — грязная бомба

dirty-blonde hair — русые волосы

to do the dirty on smb. — подложить свинью кому-л.

to air / wash one's dirty linen / laundry in public — трясти грязным бельём; выносить сор из избы

You've dirtied up your dress in that mud! — Ты запачкала платье в этой грязи!

to dirty up smb.'s name — запятнать чьё-л. имя

The Sunday papers dirtied the word beyond use. — Воскресные газеты опошлили это слово до такой степени, что его стало невозможно употреблять в приличном обществе.