Afraid in spanish
Temeroso
pronunciation: temeɹ̩oʊsoʊ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: temeɹ̩oʊsoʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
afraid = asustado, temeroso, con miedo.
Example: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.more:
» be afraid = temer, tener miedo.
Example: I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.» be afraid for + Posesivo + life = temer por + Posesivo + vida.
Example: He threatened to harm her if she ever left him, and she has been afraid for her life ever since she walked away from that relationship.» be afraid of + Posesivo + own shadow = tener miedo hasta de su (propia) sombra, asustarse hasta de/con su sombra, asustarse fácilmente, vivir con miedo.
Example: Fear of change, fear of moving, fear of leaving a bad marriage -- this woman's probably afraid of her own shadow = Miedo al cambio, miedo a mudarse, miedo a dejar un mal matrimonio; esta mujer tiene probablemente miedo hasta de su propia sombra.» unafraid = sin miedo, sin temor, impávido, impertérrito.
Example: Freedom is to stand alone, unattached and unafraid, free in the understanding of desire which breeds illusion.