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1 probable
probable [pʀɔbabl]adjective* * *pʀɔbabl1) ( vraisemblable) probable, likely2) ( prévisible) likely* * *pʀɔbabl adjlikely, probableIl est probable qu'elle viendra. — It's likely she'll come.
C'est peu probable. — That's unlikely.
* * *probable adj1 ( vraisemblable) [événement, cause, hypothèse] probable, likely; c'est peu/fort probable it's not very probable ou likely/highly probable ou likely; il est probable qu'il viendra it is probable that he will come; il est peu/fort peu probable qu'il vienne it's rather/highly unlikely that he will come;2 ( prévisible) likely; Berg est le vainqueur probable Berg is likely to win.[prɔbabl] adjectif2. [possible] probable -
2 craindre
craindre [kʀɛ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 521. transitive verba. [personne] to be afraid of• oui, je le crains ! yes, I'm afraid so!• craindre que... to be afraid that...• il est à craindre que... it is to be feared that...• craindre pour [+ vie, réputation, personne] to fear forb. [aliment, produit] craindre le froid to be easily damaged by cold• « craint l'humidité/la chaleur » "keep in a dry place/cool place"2. intransitive verb(inf!) il craint, ce type that guy's a real creep (inf)• ça craint, leur émission that programme's the pits (inf!)* * *kʀɛ̃dʀ1) ( redouter) to fear, to be afraid ofoui, je le crains — yes, I'm afraid so
2) ( être sensible à) [personne, peau] to be sensitive to [froid, savon]; [plante] to dislike [soleil]* * *kʀɛ̃dʀ vt1) (= avoir peur de) to fear, to be afraid ofTu n'as rien à craindre. — You've got nothing to fear., You've got nothing to be afraid of.
Je crains qu'il vienne. — I'm afraid he might come.
Je crains qu'il ne vienne. — I'm afraid he might come.
2) (= être sensible à) [chaleur, froid] to be easily damaged by* * *craindre verb table: craindreA vtr1 ( redouter) to fear, to be afraid of [personne, attaque, réprimande, mort]; avoir tout à craindre de qn/qch to have every reason to fear sb/sth; n'avoir rien à craindre de qn/qch to have nothing to fear from sb/sth; craindre une rechute/le pire to fear a relapse/the worst; ne craignez rien don't be afraid; oui, je le crains yes, I'm afraid so; craindre pour to fear for [vie, réputation]; se faire craindre to make oneself feared; craindre de faire to be afraid of doing; il craignait d'être attaqué he was afraid of ou he feared being attacked; je crains d'avoir à le vendre I am afraid ou I fear I may have to sell it; je crains de ne pouvoir y aller I am afraid ou I fear I may not be able to go; je crains qu'il ne manque le train I'm afraid ou I fear that he might miss the train; je crains qu'il n'ait eu un accident I'm afraid ou I fear that he may have had an accident; ne crains-tu pas qu'il refuse? aren't you afraid he might ou he'll say no?; je crains que vous ne fassiez erreur euph I'm afraid you are mistaken; il est à craindre que l'amélioration ne dure pas it is to be feared that the improvement won't last; une explosion est à craindre there's some danger of an explosion; ⇒ échauder;2 ( regretter) craindre de to be afraid (that); craindre que to be afraid (that); je crains de ne pas savoir I am afraid (that) I don't know; je crains que non I am afraid not;3 ( être sensible à) [personne] to be sensitive to [froid]; [plante] to dislike [soleil]; [peau] to be sensitive to [savon]; ce produit craint l'humidité/la chaleur this product must be kept in a dry/cool place.B ○vi ça craint! that's bad!C se craindre vpr to be afraid of each other.[krɛ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [redouter - personne] to fear, to be frightened ou afraid of ; [ - événement] to fear, to be afraid ou scared ofcraindre Dieu to go in fear of ou to fear Godsa grosse voix le faisait craindre de tous ses élèves his booming voice made all his pupils afraid of himje ne crains pas les piqûres I'm not afraid ou scared of injectionsne crains rien have no fear, never fear, don't be afraidil y a tout à craindre d'une intervention militaire one can expect the worst from a military interventioncraignant de la réveiller, il a retiré ses chaussures he took off his shoes, for fear of waking her up2. [tenir pour probable] to fearalors, je suis renvoyé? — je le crains so, I'm fired? — I'm afraid soelle pourrait nous dénoncer — c'est à craindre she might give us away — unfortunately, (I think) it's likelyje crains fort qu'il (ne) soit déjà trop tard I fear ou I'm very much afraid it's already too lateje crains que oui/non I fear ou I'm afraid so/not3. [être sensible à]ça craint le froid [plante] it's sensitive to cold, it doesn't like the cold4. (très familier & locution)a. [c'est louche] it's dodgy (UK)b. [c'est ennuyeux] it's a real pain————————craindre pour verbe plus prépositioncraindre pour quelqu'un/quelque chose to fear for somebody/something
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