afraid of

language: es

definitions

  1. Feeling fear, anxiety, or apprehension towards a specific person, animal, object, or situation.
    es: Tener miedo
  2. Worried or anxious that a particular undesirable event, outcome, or truth might occur or be real.
    es: preocupado, inquieto
  3. Unwilling or hesitant to take a specific action due to fear of causing offense, harm, or negative consequences.
    es: reacio, temeroso

examples

  1. Baoyu admired Sister Feng's intelligence but was sometimes afraid of her.

    Baoyu admiraba la inteligencia de la hermana Feng, pero a veces le tenía miedo.

  2. She is constantly afraid of failing the upcoming examination despite thorough preparation.

    A pesar de su minuciosa preparación, ella tiene constantemente miedo de reprobar el próximo examen.

  3. He remained silent during the meeting because he was afraid of speaking out against the manager.

    Se mantuvo en silencio durante la reunión porque temía hablar en contra del gerente.