temer
verbo:transitivo
[+persona, castigo, consecuencias] to be afraid of; fear teme al profesor he's afraid frightened of the teacher;o temer a Dios to fear God; temer hacer algo to be afraid of doing sth; temo ofenderles I'm afraid of offending them; temer que to be afraid (that); fear (that); teme que no vaya a volver she's afraid she fears (that) he might not come back;o
verbo:intransitivo
to be afraid no temas don't be afraid; temer por algo to fear for sth; temer por la seguridad de algn to fear for sb's safety; el equipo de rescate temía por nuestras vidas the rescue team feared for our lives
verbo:pronominal
temerse temerse algo: ya me lo temía, es el carburador it's the carburettor, I thought as much I was afraid it might be;o —ha empezado a llover —me lo temía "it has started raining" — "I was afraid it would"; —no podré venir —me lo estaba temiendo "I won't be able to come" — "I was afraid you wouldn't"; se temen lo peor they fear the worst; temerse que to be afraid (that); mucho me temo que ya no lo encontrarás I'm very much afraid (that) you won't find it now; I very much suspect (that) you won't find it now; me temo que no I'm afraid not
