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fear [fɪə(r)]1 noun∎ many people have an irrational fear of snakes beaucoup de personnes ont une peur irrationnelle des serpents;∎ have no fear ne craignez rien, soyez sans crainte;∎ he expressed his fears about their future il a exprimé son inquiétude en ce qui concerne leur avenir;∎ my one fear is that he will hurt himself je n'ai qu'une crainte, c'est qu'il se blesse;∎ there are fears that he has escaped on craint fort qu'il ne se soit échappé;∎ to be or to go in fear for one's life craindre pour sa vie;∎ she lives in a state of constant fear elle vit dans la peur;∎ fear drove him to desperate action sous l'effet de la peur, il a commis un acte désespéré;∎ for fear of what people would think par peur du qu'en-dira-t-on;∎ for fear that she might find out de peur qu'elle ne l'apprenne;∎ without fear or favour impartialement;∎ overcome with fear paralysé ou transi de peur;∎ (a) fear of heights (le) vertige∎ the fear of God la crainte ou le respect de Dieu;∎ familiar I put the fear of God into him (scared) je lui ai fait une peur bleue; (scolded) je lui ai passé un savon∎ there is no fear of her leaving elle ne risque pas de partir, il est peu probable qu'elle parte;∎ there's no fear of that ça ne risque pas d'arriver;∎ familiar will you tell him? - no fear! lui direz-vous? - pas de danger ou pas question!(a) (be afraid of) craindre, avoir peur de, redouter;∎ she fears nothing/no one elle n'a peur de rien/de personne;∎ he feared asking again il a eu peur de redemander ou de poser à nouveau la question;∎ he fears failure above all else l'échec est ce qu'il craint ou redoute par-dessus tout;∎ to fear the worst craindre le pire;∎ he is a man to be feared c'est un homme redoutable;∎ I fear he's in danger je crains ou j'ai peur qu'il ne soit en danger;∎ formal it is to be feared that... il est à craindre que... + subjunctive;∎ I fear it's too late je crois bien qu'il est trop tard(c) (revere → God) révérer, craindre∎ I fear for my children je crains ou je tremble pour mes enfants;∎ I was beginning to fear for her sanity je commençais à m'inquiéter pour son état mental;∎ he fears for his life il craint pour sa vie;∎ they fear for the future ils craignent ou sont inquiets pour l'avenir;∎ formal or old-fashioned never fear, fear not ne craignez rien, soyez tranquille;∎ we'll be here tomorrow, never fear nous serons là demain, n'aie pas peur
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