fearing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.fear [Brit fɪə, Am ˈfɪr] N

1. fear (dread, fright):

fear
peur f
fear of death
peur de la mort
I couldn't move for or from fear
j'étais paralysé par la peur
he accepted out of fear
c'est la peur qui l'a fait accepter
have no fear! liter or hum
n'ayez pas peur!
to live in fear
vivre dans la peur
to live or go in fear of one's life
craindre pour sa vie
he lives in fear of being found out or that he will be found out
il vit dans la crainte perpétuelle d'être découvert
for fear of doing
de peur de faire
for fear that …
de peur que …
+ subj I kept quiet for fear of waking them/that they would wake up
j'ai fait le moins de bruit possible de peur de les réveiller/de peur qu'ils (ne) se réveillent
for fear of death/punishment
de peur de mourir/d'être puni
to have no fear of sth
ne pas avoir peur de qc
to have no fear that …
ne pas avoir peur que …
+ subj fear of God
crainte f de Dieu
the news struck fear into his heart liter
la nouvelle l'a rempli d'effroi

2. fear (worry, apprehension):

fear
crainte f (for pour)
their fears for their son/the future
leurs craintes pour leur fils/pour l'avenir
my fears proved groundless
mes craintes se sont révélées injustifiées
my worst fears were confirmed (when…)
mes pires craintes se sont trouvées confirmées (quand…)
my fears about the company collapsing or that the company would collapse
mes craintes que la société (ne) fasse faillite
fears are growing for sb
on craint de plus en plus pour qn
fears are growing that his life may be in danger
on craint de plus en plus que sa vie (ne) soit en danger
(grave) fears have arisen that …
on craint (fort) que …
I told him my fears that …
je lui ai dit que je craignais que …
+ subj the future/the operation holds no fears for her
elle n'a pas peur de l'avenir/de l'opération

II.fear [Brit fɪə, Am ˈfɪr] VB trans

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1. fear (be afraid of):

fear
craindre
to fear to do
craindre de faire
experts fear a crisis if the situation continues to worsen
les experts craignent une crise si la situation continue à empirer
to fear that …
craindre que …
+ subj she feared that her proposals might not be accepted
elle craignait que ses propositions ne soient pas acceptées
I fear (that) she may be dead
j'ai (bien) peur or je crains qu'elle (ne) soit morte
it is feared (that)
on craint que
+ subj it is feared (that) the recession may get worse
on craint que la récession empire or n'empire
the substance is feared to cause cancer
on craint que la substance ne provoque le cancer
20 people are feared to have died or are feared dead in the accident
on craint que 20 personnes ne soient mortes dans l'accident
a ruler who was greatly feared
un chef qui inspirait la crainte
she's a woman to be feared
c'est une femme redoutable
to fear the worst
craindre le pire, s'attendre au pire

III.fear [Brit fɪə, Am ˈfɪr] VB intr

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IV.fear [Brit fɪə, Am ˈfɪr]

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congenital fear, dislike
congénital
to quake with fear
trembler de peur
vanquish doubt, prejudice, fear
surmonter

Translations for fearing in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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crainte
fear (de of, de faire of doing)
la crainte du ridicule/d'être ridicule
fear of ridicule/of being ridiculous
sans crainte
without fear
par crainte de qc/de faire
for fear of sth/of doing
de crainte qu'on ne le voie
for fear of being seen
de crainte qu'elle ne l'apprenne
for fear that she might find out
de crainte d'avoir à payer, il n'est pas venu
he didn't come for fear of having to pay ou fearing that he might have to pay
crainte
fear
n'ayez crainte , soyez sans crainte
have no fear
la crainte est le commencement de la sagesse prov
only a fool knows no fear
suant la peur par tous les pores fig
exuding fear
la peur est contagieuse
fear is catching, fear breeds fear
une terreur irraisonnée
an irrational fear
ma terreur de tomber malade
my fear of falling ill
c'est ma grande terreur
it's my greatest fear
vivre dans la terreur
to live in fear
frayeur
fear
il poussait des cris de frayeur
he was screaming in fear

fearing in the PONS Dictionary

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II.fear [fɪəʳ, Am fɪr] VB trans

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misplaced fear
mal fondé(e)
haunting fear/memory
harcelant(e)
dispel fear, rumour
dissiper

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fearing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be gnawed by fear/doubt
être rongé par la peur/le doute
there's no fear of that happening
il n'y a pas de risque que ça arrive
to give a gasp of surprise/fear
rester bouche bée
to be rigid with fear/pain
être paralysé par la peur/douleur
to turn white with fear
pâlir de peur
to be overcome with sth fear, emotion
être gagné par qc
no fear of that happening to me
ça ne risque pas de m'arriver
to fear/avoid sb/sth like the plague
craindre/éviter qn/qc comme la peste
fear made its fur stand on end
la peur lui a hérissé les poils
for fear of doing sth/that sb might do sth
de peur de faire qc/que qn fasse qc (subj)
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Fearing the onset of another panic attack, the sufferer is fearful or even avoids the location.
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Though radio grew quickly as a medium for baseball, many teams were still apprehensive about it, fearing negative effects on attendance.
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The boardroom was where club officials fearing for their safety locked themselves in as the protests of players and supporters became threatening.
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First experiences with depersonalization may be frightening, with patients fearing loss of control, dissociation from the rest of society and functional impairment.
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Two or three weeks later he was again brought before the courts and, no longer fearing the searing flames, refused and blasphemed more audaciously than before.
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He began suffering from delusion, fearing that he would die in poverty.
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She eventually refused to dance with him fearing that he would outshine her.
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He is later forced to decapitate her when fearing she might become a vampire.
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Fearing that the object of his heart's desire is unattainable, gloom settles upon him.
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Seized by anguish, fearing blindness, he died, alone in his apartment, of suffocation.
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