afraid in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for afraid in the English»French Dictionary

afraid [Brit əˈfreɪd, Am əˈfreɪd] ADJ

1. afraid (frightened):

to be afraid

avoir peur (of de, to do, of doing de faire)

don't be afraid

n'aie pas peur

she's afraid of you/of the dark

elle a peur de vous/du noir

is he afraid of flying/of getting hurt?

a-t-il peur d'aller en avion/de se faire mal?

2. afraid (anxious):

to be afraid

craindre (for sb/sth pour qn/qc)

she was afraid (that) there would be an accident

elle craignait un accident

I was afraid (that) I would get hurt

je craignais de me faire mal

he was afraid (that) she might get hurt

il craignait qu'elle ne se fasse mal

I'm afraid it might rain

je crains qu'il (ne) pleuve

3. afraid (as polite formula):

I'm afraid the house is in a mess

excusez le désordre dans la maison

I'm afraid I don't agree

je ne suis pas d'accord

‘are you parking here?’—‘I'm afraid so’

‘vous vous garez ici?’ ‘oui Madame/Monsieur’

I'm afraid (in expressions of regret) I'm afraid I can't come

je suis désolé mais je ne peux pas venir

‘did they win?’—‘I'm afraid not’

‘ont-ils gagné?’—‘hélas, non’

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don't be afraid! speak out!

n'aie pas peur! exprime-toi!

evidently afraid, happy

manifestement

I'm afraid you are mistaken

je crois que vous avez tort

I was afraid lest he might or should die

j'avais peur qu'il ne meure

Translations for afraid in the French»English Dictionary

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craindre personne, attaque, réprimande, mort

to fear, to be afraid of

ne craignez rien

don't be afraid

oui, je le crains

yes, I'm afraid so

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

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

se craindre

to be afraid of each other

avoir peur

to be afraid ou scared ou frightened (de of)

avoir peur que …

to be afraid that …

il a peur des chiens/de son père/de sa femme/du chômage

he's afraid ou frightened of dogs/of his father/of his wife/of unemployment

elle a peur de prendre l'avion/mourir

she's afraid of flying/dying

je n'ai qu'une peur, c'est qu'il pleuve

I 'm only afraid of one thing, that it will rain

j'ai (bien) peur qu'il ne soit trop tard!

I'm afraid it may be too late!

j'en ai bien peur

I'm afraid so

j'ai toujours peur qu'il ait un accident

I'm always afraid that he'll have an accident

il n'a peur de rien lit

he's not afraid of anything, he's fearless

n'ayez pas peur (ne soyez pas effrayé)

don't be afraid

avoir peur pour qn

to be afraid for sb

tu ne me fais pas peur!

I'm not afraid ou frightened of you!

le travail ne nous fait pas peur

we're not afraid of hard work

trois heures de marche ça ne me fait pas peur!

I'm not afraid of a three-hour walk!

eh oui (pour insister)

I'm afraid so

elle ne rechigne pas à la tâche

she's not afraid of hard work

il est courageux, il travaille 16 heures par jour

he's not afraid of hard work, he works 16 hours a day

afraid in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for afraid in the English»French Dictionary

afraid [əˈfreɪd] ADJ

1. afraid (scared, frightened):

afraid

effrayé(e)

to feel [or to be] afraid

avoir peur

to be afraid of doing [or to do] sth

avoir peur de faire qc

to be afraid of sb/sth

avoir peur de qn/qc

to be afraid that

craindre que +subj

2. afraid (sorry):

I'm afraid so/not

je crains que oui/que non

I'm afraid she's out/she's refused

je suis désolé mais elle est sortie/elle a refusé

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I'm afraid we just don't communicate

je crains que nous manquions simplement de communication subj

to be afraid of flying

avoir peur de l'avion

to be afraid of the dark

avoir peur du noir

to be afraid of one's own shadow

avoir peur de son ombre

to be afraid of heights

avoir le vertige

Translations for afraid in the French»English Dictionary

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craindre

to be afraid of

il n'y a rien à craindre

there's nothing to be afraid of

redouter de grossir (devant le risque immédiat)

to be afraid of putting on weight

avoir peur du ridicule

to be afraid of ridicule

n'ayons pas peur des mots

let's not be afraid of straight talking

j'ai bien peur que qn ait fait qc (subj)

I'm rather afraid that sb has done sth

afraid Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be afraid of doing [or to do] sth

avoir peur de faire qc

I'm afraid she's out/she's refused

je suis désolé mais elle est sortie/elle a refusé

to be afraid of one's own shadow

avoir peur de son ombre

I'm afraid we just don't communicate

je crains que nous manquions simplement de communication subj

to be afraid of flying

avoir peur de l'avion

to be afraid of the dark

avoir peur du noir

to be afraid of putting on weight

redouter de grossir (devant le risque immédiat)

let's not be afraid of straight talking

n'ayons pas peur des mots

I'm rather afraid that sb has done sth

j'ai bien peur que qn ait fait qc (subj)

there's nothing to be afraid of

il n'y a rien à craindre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While he is not afraid to risk physical harm, he does not dish out violence merely to settle scores.

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Most political pundits, however, thought he was afraid of confronting the other candidates as he usually tends to perform badly in debates.

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She had an unshakeable sense of herself as being right, and she was not afraid of being disliked.

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He reveals a characters flaws and failures that other court members may not be aware of, or are too afraid to point out.

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A short-sighted decision by the military authorities, afraid of penalties, was to fulfill the order (the penalties would have been less than the worth of two aircraft - about 440,000 zlotys).

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The government encouraged victims to assist in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers, though many victims were children afraid to provide testimony.

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They are also afraid of harmless side effects like febrile seizures and dramatically overestimate the likelihood of permanent damage from typical fevers.

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Don't be afraid to make that cold call, speak up in a meeting, or try something that scares you every now and then.

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The crewmen were afraid that he was working for a white man and trying to set them up.

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He is not afraid to speak his mind and allowed his listeners to do the same during his former afternoon phone-in show.

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