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1) (afraid: a fearful look.) temeroso2) (terrible: The lion gave a fearful roar.) terrible, espantoso3) (very bad: a fearful mistake!) terrible, tremendofearful adj espantosotr['fɪəfʊl]1 (frightened) temeroso,-a (of, de)2 (terrible) terrible, espantoso,-a, tremendo,-afearful ['fɪrfəl] adj1) frightening: espantoso, aterrador, horrible2) frightened: temeroso, miedosoadj.• aprensivo, -a adj.• cobarde adj.• espantoso, -a adj.• medroso, -a adj.• pávido, -a adj.• receloso, -a adj.• temeroso, -a adj.'fɪrfəl, 'fɪəfəl1)a) ( frightening) aterrador2) ( timid) miedoso, temerosoto be fearful of -ING — temer + inf
['fɪǝfʊl]ADJ1) (=frightened) temeroso (of de)to be fearful that — tener miedo de que + subjun
2) (=frightening) espantoso3) † * (=awful) horrible* * *['fɪrfəl, 'fɪəfəl]1)a) ( frightening) aterrador2) ( timid) miedoso, temerosoto be fearful of -ING — temer + inf
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miedoso
◊ -sa adjetivo: ¡no seas miedoso! no te va a hacer daño don't be frightened o scared! it won't hurt you;¡qué miedoso es! he's such a coward! ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino coward, scaredy cat (colloq)
miedoso,-a adjetivo fearful, cowardly: sus terribles vivencias le han vuelto bastante miedoso, the terrible experiences that he has been through have made him fearful ' miedoso' also found in these entries: Spanish: cagada - cagado - miedosa English: fearful -
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1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) miedo, temor
2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) temer, tener miedo de2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) temer•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
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- for fear of
- in fear of
fear1 n miedo / temorfear2 vb temertr[fɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 miedo, temor nombre masculino1 temer, tener miedo a1 temer, tener miedo■ fear not! ¡no temas!, ¡no tengas miedo!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor fear of... por miedo de..., por temor a...for fear that por miedo de queI fear that... me temo que...never fear no hay cuidado, no temasno fear! ¡ni hablar!, ¡ni loco,-a!, ¡ni muerto,-a!there's no fear of... no hay peligro de que...to be in fear of one's life temer por su vidato fear the worst temer lo peorto hold no fears for somebody no dar miedo a alguiento put the fear of God into somebody dar un susto mortal a alguienfear ['fɪr] vt: temer, tener miedo defear vi: temerfear n: miedo m, temor mfor fear of: por temor an.• aprensión s.f.• cobardía s.f.• miedo s.m.• pavor s.m.• recelo s.m.• temor s.m.• terror s.m.expr.• tener miedo expr.• tener miedo de expr.v.• esperar v.• recelar v.• temblar v.• temer v.fɪr, fɪə(r)
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1) u c ( apprehension) miedo m, temor mfear of death/heights — miedo a la muerte/las alturas
fear FOR somebody/something: there are fears for the passengers' safety se teme por la seguridad de los pasajeros; to go o be in fear of somebody/something (frml) vivir atemorizado por alguien/algo; to be in fear of one's life temer por su (or mi etc) vida; in fear and trembling (liter) atemorizado, lleno de miedo; she wouldn't touch it for fear of breaking it no quería tocarlo por miedo a romperlo; have no fear (arch or hum) pierde (or pierda etc) cuidado; to put the fear of God into somebody — asustar muchísimo a alguien
2) u (risk, chance, likelihood)
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a) ( dread) temer, tenerle* miedo ab) ( suspect)
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vi temer[fɪǝ(r)]to fear FOR somebody/something — temer por alguien/algo
1. N1) (=terror) miedo m•
to be in fear of or for one's life — temer por su propia vidaworkers at the plant frequently went in fear of their lives — a menudo los trabajadores de la fábrica temían por su vida
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to live in fear of sth/sb — vivir atemorizado por algo/algn•
to have no fear — no tener ningún miedohave no fear! — †† (=don't be afraid) ¡pierde cuidado!
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fear of heights — miedo m a las alturasfear of flying — miedo m a volar
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she was trembling with fear — estaba temblando de miedo•
without fear or favour — con imparcialidad, imparcialmente- put the fear of God into sb2) (=worry) temor mthere are fears that... — se teme que + subjun
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I didn't go in for fear of disturbing them — no entré por temor or miedo a molestarlesshe never goes out for fear that it will happen again — nunca sale por temor or miedo a que suceda de nuevo
3) (=chance) posibilidad f ; (=danger) peligro mthere's no fear of that! — ¡no hay peligro de eso!
no fear! * — ¡ni hablar!
2. VT1) (=be afraid of) temer, tener miedo aI do not fear death — no temo a la muerte, no tengo miedo a la muerte
to fear that — temer que + subjun
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two people are missing and feared dead — hay dos personas desaparecidas y se teme que hayan muerto2) (=think regretfully) temerse•
I fear you may be right — me temo que tenga razón•
I fear so/ not — me temo que sí/no3) (=respect) [+ God] temer3.VI temer•
to fear for sth/sb — temer por algo/algnI fear for him — temo por él, tengo miedo por él
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never fear — no hay cuidado ** * *[fɪr, fɪə(r)]
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1) u c ( apprehension) miedo m, temor mfear of death/heights — miedo a la muerte/las alturas
fear FOR somebody/something: there are fears for the passengers' safety se teme por la seguridad de los pasajeros; to go o be in fear of somebody/something (frml) vivir atemorizado por alguien/algo; to be in fear of one's life temer por su (or mi etc) vida; in fear and trembling (liter) atemorizado, lleno de miedo; she wouldn't touch it for fear of breaking it no quería tocarlo por miedo a romperlo; have no fear (arch or hum) pierde (or pierda etc) cuidado; to put the fear of God into somebody — asustar muchísimo a alguien
2) u (risk, chance, likelihood)
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a) ( dread) temer, tenerle* miedo ab) ( suspect)
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vi temerto fear FOR somebody/something — temer por alguien/algo
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4 miedosa
miedoso,-a adjetivo fearful, cowardly: sus terribles vivencias le han vuelto bastante miedoso, the terrible experiences that he has been through have made him fearful -
5 apprehensive
- sivadjective (anxious; worried: an apprehensive expression.) aprensivotr[æprɪ'hensɪv]1 (fearful) aprensivo,-a, temeroso,-a, receloso,-aapprehensive [.æprɪ'hɛntsɪv] adj: aprensivo, inquieto♦ apprehensively advadj.• aprehensivo, -a adj.• aprensivo, -a adj.• escamón, -ona adj.• miedoso, -a adj.'æprɪ'hensɪvto be apprehensive about something: I'm rather apprehensive about the consequences estoy algo inquieto or preocupado por lo que pueda pasar; to grow apprehensive — inquietarse
[ˌæprɪ'hensɪv]ADJ inquietoI was feeling a little apprehensive — sentía cierta aprensión, me sentía inquieto
he is apprehensive that he might fail the exam — teme or le preocupa suspender el examen
she is apprehensive that some accident might befall her children — teme que or le preocupa que sus hijos puedan tener un accidente
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to be apprehensive about sth — estar inquieto por algoeveryone is apprehensive about the ordeals to come — todos están inquietos por los terribles momentos que puedan avecinarse
we were both apprehensive about the reaction of the other players — ambos temíamos la reacción de los otros jugadores
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to grow apprehensive — inquietarse•
he gave her an apprehensive look — la miró aprensivo or inquieto, le dirigió una mirada de aprensión or inquietud* * *['æprɪ'hensɪv]to be apprehensive about something: I'm rather apprehensive about the consequences estoy algo inquieto or preocupado por lo que pueda pasar; to grow apprehensive — inquietarse
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