Translations for „fears“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . fear [fɪr, Brit fɪər] N

fear

medo m

to be in fear of sth

ter medo de a. c.

for fear of sth

por medo de a. c.

II . fear [fɪr, Brit fɪər] VB trans

1. fear (be afraid of):

fear

ter medo de

2. fear form (feel concern):

to fear (that ...)

temer (que ...) +subj

Usage examples with fears

give utterance to her fears

colocar seus medos para fora

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Following a public outcry, his sentence to the pillory was rescinded for fears it would lead to the outbreak of a riot.

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It has been suggested that this return to stuttering be avoided by dealing with a stutterer's fears during therapy.

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I connect to a boundless consciousness that has no palpable relationship with my thoughts, fears or desires.

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It seems to be a natural feeling to become squeamish at the sight of blood, injury or gross deformity, but many overcome these fears by the time they reach adulthood.

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But the financial concerns of the residents only served to exacerbate other local fears about the new project.

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We have not seen any visible impact of recessionary fears on our campus placement.

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Various reasons given for this include the fact that the details specify personal details, prominent display may invite jealousy or fears of the evil eye.

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Fears grew among settlers that the resistance campaign was a prelude to armed conflict.

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An important sentence one fears many readers will gloss over.

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She fears cost is deterring default providers from cold-calling to explain people's options.

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