afraid of

language: fr

definitions

  1. Feeling fear, anxiety, or apprehension towards a specific person, animal, object, or situation.
    fr: Avoir peur
  2. Worried or anxious that a particular undesirable event, outcome, or truth might occur or be real.
    fr: inquiet, anxieux
  3. Unwilling or hesitant to take a specific action due to fear of causing offense, harm, or negative consequences.
    fr: hésitant, réticent

examples

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

    Baoyu admirait l'intelligence de la sœur Feng, mais il avait parfois peur d'elle.

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

    Malgré une préparation minutieuse, elle craint constamment d'échouer à l'examen à venir.

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

    Il est resté silencieux pendant la réunion car il craignait de s'opposer au directeur.