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1 peureusement
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2 crainte
crainte [kʀɛ̃t]feminine noun( = peur) fear• sans crainte [affronter, parler] fearlessly• (par) crainte d'être suivi, il courut he ran for fear of being followed• de crainte que... fearing that...* * *kʀɛ̃t2) ( inquiétude) fear••la crainte est le commencement de la sagesse — Proverbe only a fool knows no fear
* * *kʀɛ̃t nfIl n'ose rien dire de crainte de la vexer. — He daren't say anything for fear of upsetting her.
de crainte que; Je n'ai pas pris le vase avec moi de crainte qu'on ne me le vole. — I didn't take the vase with me for fear someone might steal it.
* * *crainte nf1 ( peur) fear (de of; de faire of doing); la crainte du ridicule/d'être ridicule fear of ridicule/of being ridiculous; sans crainte without fear; par crainte de qch/de faire for fear of sth/of doing; de crainte qu'on ne le voie for fear of being seen; de crainte qu'elle ne l'apprenne for fear that she might find out; de crainte d'avoir à payer, il n'est pas venu he didn't come for fear of having to pay ou fearing that he might have to pay; avec crainte fearfully;2 ( inquiétude) fear; craintes injustifiées groundless fears; alimenter/apaiser les craintes to bolster/to calm fears; avoir des craintes au sujet de qn to be worried about sb; n'ayez crainte, soyez sans crainte have no fear.la crainte est le commencement de la sagesse Prov only a fool knows no fear. -
3 craintivement
kʀɛ̃tivmɑ̃adverbe timidly* * *kʀɛ̃tivmɑ̃ adv* * *craintivement adv timidly.[krɛ̃tivmɑ̃] adverbe -
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awfully, dreadfully, fearfully, frightfully, terribly, terrifically
См. также в других словарях:
fearfully — [fir′fəl ē] adv. 1. in a fearful manner 2. to a fearful extent 3. Informal very much; very [fearfully busy] * * * See fearful. * * * … Universalium
fearfully — [fir′fəl ē] adv. 1. in a fearful manner 2. to a fearful extent 3. Informal very much; very [fearfully busy] … English World dictionary
Fearfully — Fear ful*ly, adv. In a fearful manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fearfully — fear|ful|ly [ˈfıəfəli US ˈfır ] adv 1.) in a way that shows you are afraid ▪ She glanced fearfully over her shoulder. 2.) [+ adjective/adverb] BrE old fashioned extremely ▪ She s fearfully clever … Dictionary of contemporary English
fearfully — fear|ful|ly [ fırfli ] adverb 1. ) in a way that shows you are frightened: She kept looking fearfully over her shoulder. 2. ) INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED extremely: I m fearfully busy at the moment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fearfully — adverb 1 in a way that shows you are afraid: She glanced fearfully over her shoulder. 2 (+ adj/adv) old fashioned extremely: She s fearfully clever … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fearfully — UK [ˈfɪə(r)f(ə)lɪ] / US [ˈfɪrf(ə)lɪ] adverb 1) in a way that shows you are frightened She kept looking fearfully over her shoulder. 2) informal old fashioned extremely I m fearfully busy at the moment … English dictionary
fearfully — adverb 1. in fear, she hurried down the stairs fearfully (Freq. 3) • Ant: ↑fearlessly • Derived from adjective: ↑fearful 2. in an alarming manner (Freq. 1) they were fearfully attacked … Useful english dictionary
fearfully — adv. Fearfully is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑glance … Collocations dictionary
fearfully — adverb she opened the door fearfully Syn: apprehensively, uneasily, nervously, timidly, timorously, hesitantly, with one s heart in one s mouth … Thesaurus of popular words
fearfully — fearful ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing or causing fear. 2) informal very great. DERIVATIVES fearfully adverb fearfulness noun … English terms dictionary
