How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already a PONS subscriber?
Log in here.

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements.

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur here.

Legal noticeData protectionPrivacy settings

in the PONS Dictionary

afraid [əˈfreɪd] ADJ pred

1. afraid (frightened):

afraid
verängstigt
to be [or feel]afraid
Angst haben
to be [or feel]afraid
sich acc fürchten
to be afraid that ...
befürchten, dass ...
to make sb afraid
jdm Angst machen
to make sb afraid
jdn verängstigen
to be afraid for sb/sth
um jdn/etw Angst haben
to [not] be afraid of sb/sth
vor jdm/etw [keine] Angst haben
to be afraid of heights
Höhenangst haben
to [not] be afraid to do sth
sich acc [nicht] scheuen, etw zu tun

2. afraid inv (expressing regret):

I'm afraid not
leider [o. bedauerlicherweise] nicht
I'm afraid so
leider ja form
I'm afraid so
ich bedaure, ja
this is your room — it's rather small, I'm afraid
dies ist Ihr Zimmer — leider ist es sehr klein
I don't agree at all, I'm afraid
da kann ich Ihnen leider nicht zustimmen