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afraid /əˡfreɪd/ adjective be ~ aver paura;
I'm ~ not purtroppo no;
I'm ~ so temo di sì;
I'm ~ I can't help you mi dispiace ma non posso esserle d'aiuto

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'afraid' found in these entries:

English:

mortally - so

Italian:

paura - temere

afraid: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
afraid	adj	(feeling fearful) to be afraid	avere paura vtr
He was afraid of losing his job.
Aveva paura di perdere il posto di lavoro.
Additional Translations
afraid	adj	(apprehensive) to be afraid	avere paura vtr
He is afraid about speaking in public tonight.
Ha paura di parlare in pubblico stasera.
afraid	adj	(regretful) dispiacere	temere vtr ⇒
I'm afraid that I didn't do a good job yesterday.
Temo di non aver fatto un buon lavoro ieri.
afraid	adj	(reluctant) essere riluttante	avere paura vtr
I'm afraid to jump from the bridge into the river.
Ho paura di saltare nel fiume dal ponte.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
be afraid			avere paura
be afraid of	v + pp	avere paura di	temere vtr ⇒
I am afraid so!			purtroppo sì, purtroppo è così, mi dispiace ma è così
I was afraid of it			ne avevo paura
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'afraid' in the title:
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afraid of being roofied
afraid of doctors
Be afraid; Be very afraid!
He was afraid that the man would pipe up
he was afraid that you may say something
I am afraid I have to rush for a ferry!
I am afraid I would miss out on something
I am afraid of being hurt
I am afraid that the pollution level in the city is increasing
I am afraid that we have arrived at the beginning
I am afraid to lose you
I am not being afraid to use straight black
I was afraid that I would not be able to enter the university that I wanted
I was afraid they had to sacrifice their happiness for my benefit
I was afraid they would say something to embarrass me
I was not afraid of the words of the violent
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid that you really mean it
I'm afraid things are not going well with you.
my aunt is afraid there might be no food
perhaps, but I'm afraid I don't know what love is like
Scared - afraid - frightened
The witch was disguised as a beggar so that the girl wouldn't be afraid
What are we afraid of?

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