fear [fɪəʳ]
sustantivo
1 (terror) miedo (m)
he has overcome his fear of dogs ha superado su miedo a los perros
to be in fear of or for one's life temer por su propia vida
workers at the plant frequently went in fear of their lives a menudo los trabajadores de la fábrica temían por su vida
to live in fear of sth/sb vivir atemorizado por algo/algn
she lives in fear of being found out vive atemorizada de que la descubran
to have no fear no tener ningún miedo
have no fear! (don't be afraid) ¡pierde cuidado!
fear of heights miedo (m) a las alturas
fear of flying miedo (m) a volar
in fear and trembling temblando de miedo
she was trembling with fear estaba temblando de miedo
without fear or favour con imparcialidad; imparcialmente
to put the fear of God into sb meter el miedo en el cuerpo a algn
2 (worry) temor (m)
his worst fears were confirmed sus mayores temores se vieron confirmados
there are fears that ... se teme que; there are fears that he may be dead se teme que esté muerto
there were fears that he would raise taxes se temía que subiera los impuestos
I didn't go in for fear of disturbing them no entré por temor or miedo a molestarles
she never goes out for fear that it will happen again nunca sale por temor or miedo a que suceda de nuevo
there are grave fears for their safety se teme enormemente por su seguridad
have no fear! often (don't worry) ¡no se preocupe!
you need have no fear on that score no tenga miedo en ese sentido
verbo transitivo
1 (be afraid of) temer; tener miedo a
I do not fear death no temo a la muerte; no tengo miedo a la muerte; he was feared and hated by his subjects sus súbditos le temían y odiaban
to fear that temer que
we feared that he would escape temíamos que se escapara; they began to fear that he was dangerous empezaron a temer que fuera peligroso
two people are missing and feared dead hay dos personas desaparecidas y se teme que hayan muerto
to fear the worst temer(se) lo peor
