Temer in english
Fear
pronunciation: fɪr part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: fɪr part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
temer = fear ; be afraid ; flinch at/from ; dread ; be frightful of ; be apprehensive (about).
Example: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.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.Example: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Example: At least it is the part most dreaded by employees and supervisors.Example: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.Example: His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.more:
» hacer temer = misgive ; lend + fears .
Example: When Sudaveh heard this message her mind misgave her, and she feared evil. Example: A peak in worldwide production of rock phosphate is expected by 2030, which lends fears over how much food the world will be able to grow in the future.» temer a las consecuencias = fear + the consequences .
Example: Do people comply with the law because they fear the consequences?.» temer por = become + apprehensive about .
Example: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.» temer por la muerte de Alguien = fear + Nombre + dead .
Example: Police feared her dead, as her car was found abandoned near a lake.» temer por + Posesivo + vida = fear for + Posesivo + life ; be afraid for + Posesivo + life .
Example: The woman reported that she and her ex had a history of domestic disputes, causing both she and her new boyfriend to fear for their lives. 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.» temerse por + Posesivo + muerte = be feared dead .
Example: Also fear dead are 5 Gabonese, 10 Somalis and 5 Congolese students whose bodies were set ablaze during the attack.» temer tratar = fear to + tread .
Example: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.