they're afraid

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Many people stay silent because they're afraid of what other people will think.	Muchas personas se quedan calladas porque temen lo que otras personas puedan pensar.
On the contrary, they insult us and threaten us because they're afraid of us.	Al contrario, nos hablan con insultos y amenazas porque nos tienen miedo.
They might have done something they're ashamed of, and they're afraid to tell their parents.	Quizás hicieron algo de lo que se avergüenzan y temen contarles a sus padres.
What is it they're afraid of?	¿De qué tienen miedo?
Some consider them bums or fanatics, but one thing they all agree on is that they're afraid of them.	Algunos dicen que los consideran vagos, otros piensan que son unos fanáticos. Les tienen miedo, en eso insisten.
What happens is that people want to mobilize, but they're afraid of being politically manipulated, because they've often been deceived in the past.	Lo que sucede es que la gente se quiere movilizar, pero tiene el temor de que se le manipule políticamente, porque ya ha sido engañada muchas veces.
Yet, in the litigious society in which we live, many doctors are afraid to discuss these efforts openly, because they're afraid of getting sued.	Sin embargo, en la sociedad litigiosa en la que vivimos, muchos médicos temen hablar sobre estos esfuerzos francamente, porque temen que se les entable una demanda.
They are surrounded by foreclosures and friends losing their jobs, and they're afraid if we don't stand up and stop this now, things will never change.	Los rodean las ejecuciones hipotecarias, sus amigos se están quedando sin empleo y temen que si no nos ponemos de pie y lo paramos, las cosas nunca cambiarán.
We were discussing with Keith Shrubb* this morning the fact that many scientists tend not to use anything beautiful in their presentations, otherwise they're afraid of being considered dumb blondes.	Estuvimos discutiendo con Keith Shrubb esta mañana el hecho de que muchos científicos tienden a no utilizar nada bello en sus presentaciones, de lo contrario tienen el temor de ser considerados rubias tontas.
It's just like when you turn a light on; the roaches in the room go and hide under the furniture and things because in the light they're afraid something's going to happen to them.	Es igual cuando prendes una luz; las cucarachas en el cuarto van y se esconden bajo los muebles porque temen que les pasará algo en la luz.
They might also have to hire private guards and other security methods like that, because they're afraid that people are going to steal things from their house or kidnap their children.	Tal vez tengan que contratar guardias privados y otros métodos de seguridad por el estilo, porque temen que la gente vaya a robarles cosas de sus casas o secuestrar a sus hijos.
They're afraid of change and cognitive dissonance.	Tienen miedo del cambio y la disonancia cognitiva.
They're afraid, afraid of the skeletons.	Tienen miedo, miedo de los esqueletos.
They're afraid they will not perform.	Tienen miedo de que no se realice.
They're afraid it will backfire and lose votes for Democrats in 2018 and 2020.	Temen que produzca resultados adversos y que los demócratas pierdan votos en 2018 y 2020.
They're afraid—and justly so.	Tienen miedo, y con razón.
They're afraid of him.	Ellos le tienen miedo.
They're afraid an economic flood will sweep away everything they've labored for throughout their lifetime.	Tienen miedo de que una inundación económica arrase con todo aquello por lo que han trabajado durante toda su vida.
They're afraid that something important is taking place without them, and without their side of the story being told.	Temen que esté ocurriendo algo importante sin estar ellas presentes y sin que se relate su versión de los hechos.
They're afraid things are happening so fast that critical legal events are taking place at the same time their lives are most traumatized.	Temen que las cosas están ocurriendo tan rápidamente que los cruciales eventos legales suceden al mismo tiempo que sus vidas están más traumatizadas.