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fear [fɪə] n 1. a feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger, pain, etc. 2. a cause of this feeling 3. awe; reverence fear of God 4. concern; anxiety 5. possibility; chance there is no fear of that happening for fear of, that or lest to forestall or avoid no fear certainly not put the fear of God into to frighten vb 1. to be afraid (to do something) or of (a person or thing); dread 2. (tr) to revere; respect 3. (tr; takes a clause as object) to be sorry: used to lessen the effect of an unpleasant statement I fear that you have not won 4. (intr; foll by for) to feel anxiety about something 5. an archaic word for frighten [Old English fǣr; related to Old High German fāra, Old Norse fār hostility, Latin perīculum danger] fearer n fearless adj fearlessly adv fearlessness n Fear See also phobias. the raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples. 1. a nonspecific fear, a state of general anxiety. 2. an abnormal fear of everything. Also panphobia, pantaphobia, pantophobia. — panophobe, n. — panophobic, adj. 1. an abnormal fear of being af raid; a fear of fear itself. 2. a fear of phobias. an abnormal fear of many things.
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fear noun 1. dread, horror, panic, terror, dismay, awe, fright, tremors, qualms, consternation, alarm, trepidation, timidity, fearfulness, blue funk (informal), apprehensiveness, cravenness I shivered with fear at the sound of gunfire. 2. bugbear, bête noire, horror, nightmare, anxiety, terror, dread, spectre, phobia, bogey, thing (informal) Flying was his greatest fear. 3. anxiety, concern, worry, doubt, nerves (informal), distress, suspicion, willies (informal), creeps (informal), butterflies (informal), funk (informal), angst, unease, apprehension, misgiving(s), nervousness, agitation, foreboding(s), uneasiness, solicitude, blue funk (informal), heebie-jeebies (informal), collywobbles (informal), disquietude His fear might be groundless. 4. possibility, likelihood There was no fear of her weeping. verb 1. be afraid of, dread, be scared of, be frightened of, shudder at, be fearful of, be apprehensive about, tremble at, be terrified by, have a horror of, take fright at, have a phobia about, have qualms about, live in dread of, be in a blue funk about (informal), have butterflies in your stomach about (informal), shake in your shoes about If people fear you they respect you. 2. worry, suspect, anticipate, be afraid, expect, foresee, apprehend She feared she was coming down with flu. 3. revere, respect, reverence, venerate, stand in awe of They feared God in a way which most modern men can hardly imagine. 4. regret, feel, suspect, have a feeling, have a hunch, have a sneaking suspicion, have a funny feeling I fear that a land war now looks probable. fear for something or or someone worry about, be concerned about, be anxious about, tremble for, be distressed about, feel concern for, be disquieted over He fled, saying he feared for his life. Related words fear phobophobia Quotations "Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" [Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugural Address] "I cannot do this. This is too much for me. I shall ruin myself if I take this risk. I cannot take the leap, it's impossible. All of me will be gone if I do this and I cling to myself" [J.N. Figgis] "Perfect love casteth out fear" Bible: 1 John "Perfect fear casteth out love" [Cyril Connolly] Translations fear [fɪəʳ] A. N 1. (= terror) → miedo m he has overcome his fear of dogs → ha superado su miedo a los perros to be in fear of or for one's life → temer por su propia vida workers at the plant frequently went in fear of their lives → a menudo los trabajadores de la fábrica temían por su vida to live in fear of sth/sb → vivir atemorizado por algo/algn she lives in fear of being found out → vive atemorizada de que la descubran to have no fear → no tener ningún miedo have no fear! (archaic) (= don't be afraid) → ¡pierde cuidado! fear of heights → miedo m a las alturas fear of flying → miedo m a volar in fear and trembling → temblando de miedo she was trembling with fear → estaba temblando de miedo without fear or favour → con imparcialidad, imparcialmente to put the fear of God into sb → meter el miedo en el cuerpo a algn 2. (= worry) → temor m his worst fears were confirmed → sus mayores temores se vieron confirmados there are fears that → se teme que + subjun there are fears that he may be dead → se teme que esté muerto there were fears that he would raise taxes → se temía que subiera los impuestos I didn't go in for fear of disturbing them → no entré por temor or miedo a molestarles she never goes out for fear that it will happen again → nunca sale por temor or miedo a que suceda de nuevo there are grave fears for their safety → se teme enormemente por su seguridad have no fear! (freq hum) (= don't worry) → ¡no se preocupe! you need have no fear on that score → no tenga miedo en ese sentido 3. (= chance) → posibilidad f; (= danger) → peligro m there's not much fear of his coming → no hay muchas posibilidades de que venga there's no fear of that! → ¡no hay peligro de eso! no fear! → ¡ni hablar! B. VT 1. (= be afraid of) → temer, tener miedo a I do not fear death → no temo a la muerte, no tengo miedo a la muerte he was feared and hated by his subjects → sus súbditos le temían y odiaban to fear that → temer que + subjun we feared that he would escape → temíamos que se escapara they began to fear that he was dangerous → empezaron a temer que fuera peligroso two people are missing and feared dead → hay dos personas desaparecidas y se teme que hayan muerto to fear the worst → temer(se)lo peor 2. (= think regretfully) → temerse to fear that → temerse que I fear that he won't come → me temo que no vendrá I fear that you are right → me temo que tiene razón I fear you may be right → me temo que tenga razón I fear so/not → me temo que sí/no 3. (= respect) [+ God] → temer fear [ˈfɪər] n (= fright) → peur f (= apprehension) (of something that may happen) → crainte f to shake with fear → trembler de peur to live without fear → vivre sans crainte her worst fears were realized → ses pires craintes devinrent réalité my greatest fear is that ... → ce que je redoute par-dessus tout, c'est que ... fear of the dark → peur du noir fear of spiders → peur des araignées fear of heights → vertige m fear of failure → peur de l'échec, crainte de l'échec to be in fear of sth/sb → avoir peur de qch/qn, craindre qch/qn to be in fear of one's life → craindre pour sa vie fears are growing that ... → on craint de plus en plus que ... for fear of → de peur de + infin, de peur que + subj They did not mention it for fear of annoying him → Ils n'en ont pas parlé de peur de le contrarier., Ils n'en ont pas parlé de peur qu'il ne se contrarie. vt [+ person, thing] → craindre You have nothing to fear → Vous n'avez rien à craindre. a woman whom he disliked and feared → une femme qu'il n'aimait pas et qu'il craignait, une femme qu'il n'aimait pas et dont il avait peur An epidemic of plague was feared BUT On redoutait une épidémie de peste. More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack BUT Plus de 2 millions de réfugiés ont fui la région, dans la crainte d'une attaque. to be feared dead Twenty people are feared dead after the explosion → Vingt personnes auraient perdu la vie dans l'explosion. to fear (that) ... → craindre que ... fear n → Angst f, → Furcht f (→ for vor +dat); fears for the future → Zukunftsängste pl; fear of death/failure → Todes-/Versagensangst f; fear of flying → Flugangst f, → Angst f → vorm Fliegen; fear of heights → Höhenangst f; he has fears for his sister’s safety → er fürchtet für or um die Sicherheit seiner Schwester; there are fears that … → es wird befürchtet, dass …; have no fear (old, hum) → fürchte dich nicht (old, hum); with fear and trembling → mit schlotternden Knien; to be in fear of somebody/something → Angst vor jdm/etw haben; to go or live in fear of somebody/something → in (ständiger) Angst vor jdm/etw leben; he lived in fear of being discovered → er lebte in ständiger Angst davor, entdeckt zu werden; to be in fear of one’s life → um sein Leben bangen; for fear that … → aus Angst, dass …; she talked quietly for fear of waking the baby → sie sprach leise, um das Baby nicht aufzuwecken; without fear or favour (Brit) or favor (US) → ganz gerecht no pl (= risk, likelihood) no fear! (inf) → nie im Leben! (inf); there’s no fear of that happening again → keine Angst, das passiert so leicht nicht wieder; there’s not much fear of his coming → wir brauchen kaum Angst zu haben, dass er kommt (= awe: of God) → Scheu f, → Ehrfurcht f; to put the fear of God into somebody (inf) → jdm gewaltig Angst einjagen (inf) vt (= be afraid of) → (be)fürchten; I fear the worst → ich befürchte das Schlimmste; he’s a man to be feared → er ist ein Mann, den man fürchten muss; many women fear to go out at night → viele Frauen haben Angst davor, abends auszugehen (= feel awe for) God → Ehrfurcht haben vor (+dat) fear [fɪəʳ] 1. n → paura, timore m there are fears that ... → si teme che... grave fears have arisen for ... → si nutrono seri timori per... for fear of sb/of doing sth → per paura di qn/di fare qc for fear that → per paura di (or che + sub) to live in fear of sb/sth/doing sth → vivere con la paura di qn/qc/fare qc to go in fear of one's life/of being discovered → temere per la propria vita/di essere scoperto/a fear of heights → vertigini fpl fear of enclosed spaces → claustrofobia have no fear! → non temere! in fear and trembling → tremante di paura to put the fear of God into sb (fam) → far venire una paura del diavolo a qn without fear nor favour → imparzialmente no fear! (fam) → neanche per sogno! there's no fear of that! → neanche per sogno! there's not much fear of his coming → non c'è pericolo che venga 2. vt (person, God) → temere, avere paura di to fear the worst → temere il peggio to fear that → temere di (or che +sub), avere paura di (or che +sub) I fear I/he may be late → temo di essere in ritardo/che sia in ritardo I fear so/not → temo di sì/di no, ho paura di sì/di no 3. vi to fear for → temere per, essere in ansia per fear [fɪəʳ] 1. n → paura, timore m there are fears that ... → si teme che... grave fears have arisen for ... → si nutrono seri timori per... for fear of sb/of doing sth → per paura di qn/di fare qc for fear that → per paura di (or che + sub) to live in fear of sb/sth/doing sth → vivere con la paura di qn/qc/fare qc to go in fear of one's life/of being discovered → temere per la propria vita/di essere scoperto/a fear of heights → vertigini fpl fear of enclosed spaces → claustrofobia have no fear! → non temere! in fear and trembling → tremante di paura to put the fear of God into sb (fam) → far venire una paura del diavolo a qn without fear nor favour → imparzialmente no fear! (fam) → neanche per sogno! there's no fear of that! → neanche per sogno! there's not much fear of his coming → non c'è pericolo che venga 2. vt (person, God) → temere, avere paura di to fear the worst → temere il peggio to fear that → temere di (or che +sub), avere paura di (or che +sub) I fear I/he may be late → temo di essere in ritardo/che sia in ritardo I fear so/not → temo di sì/di no, ho paura di sì/di no 3. vi to fear for → temere per, essere in ansia per n fear [fiə] (a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water. vrees, angs خَوْف страх strach frygt; angst; skræk die Furcht φόβος miedo, temor hirm ترس pelko peur פַּחַד भय strah félelem ketakutan hræðsla, ótti, skelfing paura 恐れ 근심, 걱정 baimė bailes ketakutan vrees frykt, redsel, skrekk strach medo frică, teamă страх; боязнь strach strah strah rädsla, fruktan ความกลัว korku 憂慮 страх; побоювання ڈر ، خوف sự sợ hãi 忧虑 v 1 to feel fear because of (something) She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger). vrees يَخاف страхувам се bát se frygte; bære bange for fürchten φοβούμαι temer, tener miedo de kartma ترسیدن pelätä avoir peur (de) פַּחַד מ- डर, भय करना bojati se, biti u strahu fél; aggódik vkiért takut hræðast; óttast um avere paura 恐れる 두려움을 느끼다 bijoti baidīties; baiļoties takut vrezen frykte, være redd bać się temer a-i fi frică бояться; опасаться báť sa bati se plašiti se vara rädd för, frukta, vara orolig för ทำให้กลัว korkmak 擔憂 лякатися; побоюватися خوف زدہ ہونا sợ (ai/cái gì) 担忧 2 to regret I fear you will not be able to see him today. bevrees wees يَأْسَف опасявам се obávat se bange for befürchten λυπούμαι temer kartma متاسف بودن pelätä craindre (que) לַחשוֹש खेद प्रकट करना žaliti, misliti fél menyesal vera hræddur um temere 懸念する 후회하다 bijoti, nuogąstauti baidīties; bažīties menyesal vrezen frykte, være redd, beklage obawiać się, lękać się lamentar a-i fi teamă сожалеть obávať sa bati se bojati se befara เกรง; เสียใจ korkmak, üzülmek 遺憾 боятися افسوس ظاہر کرنا lo ngại 遗憾 adj fearful 1 afraid a fearful look. bang, bevrees, angstig خائِف страхлив bázlivý bange furchtsam φοβισμένος temeroso kartlik وحشت زده pelokas craintif מַפְחִיד डरा हुआ prestrašen félénk takut óttasleginn spaventoso 恐れて 두려워하는 baimingas baiļpilns takut bang engstelig, redd bojaźliwy assustado temător испуганный bojazlivý boječ prestrašen rädd, skrämd ที่น่ากลัว korkmuş 害怕的 наляканий خوفزدہ lo lắng và sợ hãi 害怕的 2 terrible The lion gave a fearful roar. verskriklik, vreeslik مُخيف، مُرْعِب страшен strašný forfærdelig furchtbar φοβερός terrible, espantoso hirmuäratav هراس آور kauhea effrayant מַפחִידָה भयानक strašan szörnyű mengerikan skelfilegur, ógnvekjandi spaventoso, terribile 恐ろしい 무시무시한 baisus drausmīgs; baismīgs mengerikan vreselijk fryktelig straszny terrível înspăimântător ужасный, страшный strašný strašen stravičan fruktansvärd น่ากลัว korkunç 可怕的 жахливий دہشت ناک kinh khủng; ghê sợ 可怕的 3 very bad a fearful mistake! verskriklik, liederlik سَيِّء جِداً ужасен hrozný frygtelig furchtbar φοβερός, πολύ κακός terrible, tremendo hirmus افتضاح vakava épouvantable נוֹרָאִי बहुत भयानक grozan borzalmas sangat buruk hræðilegur spaventoso ひどい 끔찍한 baisus briesmīgs; šausmīgs sangat teruk vreselijk fryktelig, reddsom straszny terrível îngrozitor ужасный hrozný neznanski užasan förskräcklig แย่มาก çok kötü 極壞的 страшний نہایت ناگوار tệ hại 极坏的 adv fearfully vreesbevange بِخَوْف، بصورة مُخيفَه боязливо bázlivě; strašně forfærdeligt; frygteligt furchtbar φοβισμένα temerosamente kartlikult, hirmuäratavalt بطور وحشتناک؛ بسیار بد pelokkaasti, hirvittävän terriblement; craintivement בְּפַּחַד भय सहित strašno, grozno szörnyen dengan ketakutan hræðilega terribilmente, spaventosamente 恐ろしく 몹시, 굉장히 baimingai, baisiai briesmīgi; šausmīgi dengan ketakutan bang, vreselijk fryktelig, reddsomt strasznie terrivelmente/com medo grozav; cu teamă ужасно, страшно bojazlivo; strašne strašno; boječe stravično räddhågat, skrämt, förskräckligt อย่างน่ากลัว korkuyla 可怕地 жахливо خوف کے ساتھ sợ hãi;lấm lét 可怕地 adj fearless without fear; brave a fearless soldier. onbevrees, onverskrokke, moedig جَسور، جَريء، لا يَخاف безстрашен nebojácný, odvážný frygtløs furchtlos ατρόμητος intrépido, audaz kartmatu نترس peloton intrépide עָשׂוּי לִבלִי חָת भय रहित neustrašiv bátor tanpa takut óttalaus, djarfur intrepido 恐れを知らない 무서움을 모르는 bebaimis bezbailīgs tidak gentar onbevreesd fryktløs, uten redsel nieustraszony sem medo/ADJ – destemido neînfricat бесстрашный nebojácny, smelý neustrašen neustrašiv oförfärad, orädd ไม่มีความกลัว korkusuz 大膽的 безстрашний, мужній بلا خوف can đảm; chẳng sợ cái gì 大胆的 adv fearlessly onbevrees, moedig بِجَسارَه، بِجُرأَه، بِدون خَوْف безстрашно nebojácně, odvážně frygtløst furchtlos άφοβα sin temor kartmatult بطور شجاعانه pelottomasti intrépidement בְּלִי פַּחַד निर्भयतापूर्वक neustrašivo, hrabro vakmerőn dengan berani djarflega, óttalaust intrepidamente 大胆不敵に 용감하게 be baimės bezbailīgi dengan tidak gentar onbevreesd fryktløst, uten redsel nieustraszenie destemidamente fără frică/teamă бесстрашно nebojácne neustrašno neustrašivo oförfärat อย่างไม่มีความกลัว korkusuzca 大膽地 безстрашно بے خوفی سے gan dạ; bạo dạn 大胆地 for fear of so as not to She would not go swimming for fear of catching a cold. uit vrees vir خَوْفاً مِن за да не z obavy před, aby ne- af frygt for aus Furcht vor μην τυχόν por miedo de, por temor a kartuses(t) مبادا که؛ از ترس اینکه jottei de peur de מִפַּחַד שֶׁ- के डर से कोई काम नहीं करना iz straha od (pred) nehogy... untuk menghindari af ótta við per paura di ~しないように …을 하지 않도록 kad ne baidoties untuk menghindari uit vrees voor av frykt for z obawy przed com receio de ca să nu боясь zo strachu iz strahu (pred) da ne bi av rädsla för เนื่องจากกลัวว่า korkusuyla, endişesiyle 以免 через боязнь کسی امکان سے بچنے کے لیے یا کسی خوف سے e rằng; sợ rằng 以免 in fear of in a state of being afraid of He lived in fear of his mother. vir iets/ iemand bang wees في حالَة خَوْف в страх v obavách o i frygt for in Angst vor με το φόβο con miedo a kartuses با ترس از jnk pelossa dans la crainte de פַחַד מְ- डरा हुआ u strahu fél, tart vkitől dalam ketakutan kepada í stöðugum ótta við nel timore di ~を恐れて ...을 걱정하여 bijodamas bailēs par; baidīdamies par takut pada in angst voor i frykt for w strachu przed com receio de/...medo.. cu frica (lui) в страхе v strachu v strahu (pred) u strahu od i skräck för อย่างกลัว ๆ endişesi/üzüntüsü içinde, korkusu ile 害怕 у страхові کسی کے خوف میں trong trạng thái sợ ai/cái gì 害怕 Fear → خَوف, يخاف bát (se), strach frygt, frygte Angst, fürchten φοβάμαι, φόβος miedo, temer pelätä, pelko craindre, peur bojati se, strah paura, temere 不安, 恐れる 두려움, 두려워하다 angst, bang zijn frykt, frykte bać się, obawa medo, temer бояться, страх rädsla, vara rädd för กลัว, ความกลัว korkmak, korku nỗi sợ, sợ 害怕 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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