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afraid adjective

1. (scared) to be ~ avoir peur (of de;
   to do, of doing de faire);

2. (anxious) she was ~ (that) there would be an accident elle craignait un accident;
   I'm ~ it might rain je crains qu'il (ne) pleuve;

3. I'm ~ I can't come je suis désolé mais je ne peux pas venir;
   I'm ~ so/not je crains que oui/non.

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'afraid' found in these entries:

English:

feel - flying - laugh - nervous - so

French:

craindre - peur - trembler

afraid: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
afraid	adj	(feeling fearful)	avoir peur vi
			craindre vtr ⇒
He was afraid of losing his job.
Il avait peur de perdre son travail.
Il craignait de perdre son travail.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
afraid	adj	(apprehensive)	appréhender, redouter vtr ⇒ ⇒
He is afraid about speaking in public tonight.
Il appréhende (or: redoute) de parler en public ce soir.
afraid	adj	(regretful) être désolé	avoir bien peur vi
		être désolé	craindre vi ⇒
I'm afraid that I didn't do a good job yesterday.
J'ai bien peur de ne pas avoir fait un bon travail hier.
Je crains de ne pas avoir fait un bon travail hier.
afraid	adj	(reluctant)	avoir peur vtr
I'm afraid to jump from the bridge into the river.
J'ai peur de sauter du pont dans la rivière.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
be afraid			avoir peur
I am afraid so !		int	Eh oui ! (J'en ai peur ! )
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EN: He was afraid they might shrink - grammaire
FR: as if she were afraid of nothing - grammaire
FR: I am afraid I will lose (am losing/have lost) something - grammaire
FR: I am afraid that he will lose/is losing/has lost - grammaire
FR: I am afraid the Académie is going to do away with - grammaire
FR: I was afraid because he said that - grammaire
FR: I was afraid that I have been saying it wrong all this time - grammaire
FR: I’m afraid I won’t finish in time - grammaire
FR: If we didn't, I would be afraid that - grammaire
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