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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. temer VB trans

temer castigo/reacción/desenlace: to fear

temer castigo/reacción/desenlace: to dread

temer persona: to be afraid of

temer persona: to fear

sus hijos la o LatAm le temen: her children are afraid o frightened of her

todos temían lo peor: they all feared the worst

temer + infinit.: to be frightened o afraid of -ing

temo ofenderlo: I'm frightened o afraid of offending him

(temer que + subj) teme que le echen la culpa a él: he's afraid that they'll blame him for it

temían que pudiera interpretarse mal: they were afraid it might be misinterpreted

II. temer VB intr

temer: to be afraid

no temas, no te voy a hacer daño: don't be afraid o don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you

estos niños son de temer inf: these kids are terrible! inf

temer por algo/alg.: to fear for sth/sb

teme por sus hijos/su vida: he fears for his children/his life

III. temerse VB vpr

1. temerse (sospechar):

temerse: to fear

me temo que nuestro amigo tenía razón: I fear o I have an awful feeling that our friend was right

2. temerse (en fórmulas de cortesía):

temerse: to be afraid

me temo que no puedo hacer nada más: I'm afraid there's nothing more I can do

se teme una renovación de los ataques contra objetivos civiles: a renewed outbreak of attacks against civilian targets is feared

le teme al parto: she's afraid of giving birth

está muy grave y se teme un desenlace fatal: he is in a critical condition and we fear the worst

la exaltación de los ánimos hacía temer una reacción violenta: emotions had reached such a fever pitch o feelings were running so high that there were fears of a violent reaction

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there are fears of a Christian backlash: se teme una violenta reacción por parte de los cristianos

he's rather fearsome: es de temer

apprehend: temer

fears for the missing climbers are growing: se teme cada vez más por la vida de los montañistas desaparecidos

to go or be in fear of one's life: temer por su (or mi etc.) vida

fear consequences/death/person: temer

to fear the worst: temer(se) lo peor

you have/there is nothing to fear: no tienes/no hay nada que temer

it's feared he may have been murdered: se teme que lo hayan asesinado

fear God: temer

fear: temer

to fear for sb/sth: temer por alguien/algo

he fears for his children/life: teme por sus hijos/su vida

there's nothing to be afraid of: no tienes nada que temer

she's not afraid of anything or anybody: no le tiene miedo or no le teme a nada ni a nadie

to be afraid for sth/sb: temer por algo/alguien

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. temer VB trans

1. temer (sentir temor):

temer: to fear

2. temer (sospechar):

temer: to be afraid

II. temer VB intr

temer: to be afraid

temer por alguien: to fear for sb

III. temer VB refl

temer temerse:

temerse: to be afraid

me temo que si/no: I'm afraid so/not

no temer rey ni roque: to fear nothing and nobody

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dread: temer

to be apprehensive that: temer que +subj

to be in fear of sth: temer algo

to go in fear of sth: temer por algo

to have nothing to fear: no tener nada que temer

to fear (that ...): temer (que ...)

to fear for one's life: temer por la vida de uno

to be in terror of one's life: temer por la vida de uno

apprehend: temer

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I. temer [te·ˈmer] VB trans

1. temer (sentir temor):

temer: to fear

2. temer (sospechar):

temer: to be afraid

II. temer [te·ˈmer] VB intr

temer: to be afraid

temer por alguien: to fear for sb

III. temer [te·ˈmer] VB refl

temer temerse:

temer: to be afraid

me temo que si/no: I'm afraid so/not

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to be apprehensive that: temer que +subj

dread: temer

to be in fear of sth: temer algo

to go in fear of sth: temer por algo

to have nothing to fear: no tener nada que temer

to fear (that...): temer (que...)

to fear for one's life: temer por la vida de uno

presente
yo	temo
tú	temes
él/ella/usted	teme
nosotros/nosotras	tememos
vosotros/vosotras	teméis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	temen

imperfecto
yo	temía
tú	temías
él/ella/usted	temía
nosotros/nosotras	temíamos
vosotros/vosotras	temíais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	temían

indefinido
yo	temí
tú	temiste
él/ella/usted	temió
nosotros/nosotras	temimos
vosotros/vosotras	temisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	temieron

futuro
yo	temeré
tú	temerás
él/ella/usted	temerá
nosotros/nosotras	temeremos
vosotros/vosotras	temeréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	temerán

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

no temer rey ni roque: to fear nothing and nobody

temer por alguien: to fear for sb

to be in terror of one's life: temer por la vida de uno

to fear for one's life: temer por la vida de uno

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Por no hablar de la niña y su enfermedad como vehículo dramático, facilón recurso de exaltación emotiva tan falso como el resto de líneas argumentales.

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Burns crea un único discurso, que se basa en la exaltación de su figura y en la de su empresa, la central nuclear.

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En él, como en el hipnotizado, quedan abolidas ciertas facultades ypueden ser llevadas otras a un grado extremo de exaltación.

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Es decir: al mismo tiempo depresión y exaltación, hiperactividad, insomnio, ideas negativas.

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Se huele en el ambiente una cierta justificación verdaderamente asombrosa, cierta exaltación de la muñeca política.

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