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fear [fɪər]1. nouna. ( = fright) peur fb. ( = likelihood) risque m• there's no fear of that! ça ne risque pas d'arriver !• to fear that avoir peur que... ne + subj• never fear! ne craignez rien !• fear not! n'ayez crainte !* * *[fɪə(r)] 1.1) ( fright) peur fto live ou go in fear of one's life — craindre pour sa vie
2) ( apprehension) crainte f ( for pour)the future/the operation holds no fears for her — elle n'a pas peur de l'avenir/de l'opération
3) ( possibility)2.there's no fear of him ou his being late — il n'y a pas de danger qu'il soit en retard
transitive verb craindreI fear (that) she may be dead — j'ai (bien) peur or je crains qu'elle (ne) soit morte
it is feared (that) — on craint que (+ subj)
to fear the worst — craindre le pire, s'attendre au pire
3.I fear so — ( to positive question) je crains bien que oui; ( to negative question) j'ai bien peur que si
to fear for something/somebody — craindre pour quelque chose/quelqu'un
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