[+persona, castigo, consecuencias]to be afraid of;fear
teme al profesorhe's afraid o frightened of the teacher;temer a Diosto fear God;temer hacer algoto be afraid of doing sth;temo ofenderlesI'm afraid of offending them;temer queto be afraid (that);fear (that);teme que no vaya a volvershe's afraid o she fears (that) he might not come back
verbo intransitivo
to be afraid
no temasdon't be afraid;temer por algoto fear for sth;temer por la seguridad de algnto fear for sb's safety;el equipo de rescate temía por nuestras vidasthe rescue team feared for our lives
verbo pronominal
temerse
temerse algo: ya me lo temía, es el carburadorit's the carburettor, I thought as much o I was afraid it might be;—ha empezado a llover —me lo temía"it has started raining" — "I was afraid it would";—no podré venir —me lo estaba temiendo"I won't be able to come" — "I was afraid you wouldn't";se temen lo peorthey fear the worst;temerse queto be afraid (that);mucho me temo que ya no lo encontrarásI'm very much afraid (that) you won't find it now;I very much suspect (that) you won't find it now;me temo que noI'm afraid not
