temían in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for temían in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

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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

Translations for temían in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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he's rather fearsome

es de temer

apprehend

temer

they were afraid of the knock-on effects of the plant closure

temían la reacción en cadena que podría seguir al cierre de la planta

they were apprehensive about her reaction

temían su reacción

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

fear God

temer

fear

temer

to fear for sb/sth

temer por alguien/algo

to be fearful of -ing

temer +  infin

there's nothing to be afraid of

no tienes nada que temer

to be afraid for sth/sb

temer por algo/alguien

to go in terror of one's life

temer por su (or mi etc.) vida

temían in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for temían in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

Translations for temían in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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