Significado de afraid en inglés
afraidafraid /əˈfreɪd/ adjective [not before noun] 
Ver todas las traducciones1frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may happenasustado porque crees que puedes resultar herido o que algo malo puede ocurrir SYN scaredbe/feel afraid
There’s no need to be afraid.No hay ninguna razón para tener miedo.afraid of something Many children are afraid of the dark.Muchos niños tienen miedo a la oscuridad.afraid of somebody I was a little afraid of him when I first met him.Cuando lo conocí por primera vez, le tenía un poco de miedo.afraid of doing something Some old people are afraid of going out alone.Algunas personas mayores tienen miedo de salir solas.afraid to do something Zoe was afraid to go back into the house.Zoe tenía miedo de volver a entrar a la casa.► see thesaurus at frightenedRegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people often say scared rather than afraid:· I’m scared of heights.En el inglés cotidiano, la gente suele decir scared en lugar de afraid: · I'm scared of heights.2worried that something bad will happen as a result of your actionspreocupado porque algo malo ocurrirá como consecuencia de tus accionesafraid (that) He was afraid that the other kids would laugh at him.Tenía miedo de que los otros niños se rieran de él. She was half afraid that he would say no (=a little afraid).Estaba medio asustada de que él dijera que no (=un poco asustada).afraid of doing something I didn’t tell her because I was afraid of upsetting her.No se lo dije porque tenía miedo de disgustarla.afraid of something The government was afraid of the reaction from the public.El gobierno temía la reacción del público.afraid to do something Don’t be afraid to ask for help.No tengas miedo de pedir ayuda.3 afraid for somebody/something worried that something bad may happen to a particular person or thingpreocupado porque algo malo pueda ocurrirle a una persona o cosa en particular: Her father looked ill and she was suddenly afraid for him.Su padre tenía mala cara y ella de repente sintió miedo por él. Many of us were afraid for our jobs.Muchos de nosotros temíamos por nuestros empleos.4I’m afraid spokenoral used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint themse usa para decirle a alguien de manera cortés algo que puede molestarlo, disgustarlo o decepcionarlo: That’s the most we can offer you, I’m afraid.Me temo que eso es lo máximo que podemos ofrecerle.afraid (that) I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong address.Me temo que ha venido a la dirección equivocada. ‘Is she very ill?’ ‘I’m afraid so (=yes).’«¿Está muy enferma?» «Me temo que sí (=sí).» ‘Did you see him?’ ‘I’m afraid not (=no).’«¿Lo viste?» «Me temo que no (=no).»GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaciónafraid, frightened, scared• You feel afraid of someone or something: · A lot of people are afraid of snakes. ✗Don’t say: afraid about something• Para indicar miedo de alguien o algo, se usa afraid of: · A lot of people are afraid of snakes. ✗No se dice: afraid about something• You feel afraid to do something: · I was afraid to tell anyone.• Para indicar miedo de hacer algo, se usa afraid to do something: · I was afraid to tell anyone.• You can use the same patterns with frightened and scared: · I was frightened of my father.· She was too scared to talk.• Se pueden usar los mismos patrones con frightened y scared: · I was frightened of my father.· She was too scared to talk.worried• You feel worried about someone or something: · I was worried about my father.• Para expresar preocupación por alguien o algo, se usa worried about: · I was worried about my father.• You feel worried by something that has happened: · Many people were worried by the news.• Para expresar preocupación causada por algo que ha ocurrido, se usa worried by: · Many people were worried by the news.
Ver todas las traducciones1frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may happenasustado porque crees que puedes resultar herido o que algo malo puede ocurrir SYN scaredbe/feel afraid There’s no need to be afraid.No hay ninguna razón para tener miedo.afraid of something Many children are afraid of the dark.Muchos niños tienen miedo a la oscuridad.afraid of somebody I was a little afraid of him when I first met him.Cuando lo conocí por primera vez, le tenía un poco de miedo.afraid of doing something Some old people are afraid of going out alone.Algunas personas mayores tienen miedo de salir solas.afraid to do something Zoe was afraid to go back into the house.Zoe tenía miedo de volver a entrar a la casa.► see thesaurus at frightenedRegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people often say scared rather than afraid:· I’m scared of heights.En el inglés cotidiano, la gente suele decir scared en lugar de afraid: · I'm scared of heights.2worried that something bad will happen as a result of your actionspreocupado porque algo malo ocurrirá como consecuencia de tus accionesafraid (that) He was afraid that the other kids would laugh at him.Tenía miedo de que los otros niños se rieran de él. She was half afraid that he would say no (=a little afraid).Estaba medio asustada de que él dijera que no (=un poco asustada).afraid of doing something I didn’t tell her because I was afraid of upsetting her.No se lo dije porque tenía miedo de disgustarla.afraid of something The government was afraid of the reaction from the public.El gobierno temía la reacción del público.afraid to do something Don’t be afraid to ask for help.No tengas miedo de pedir ayuda.3 afraid for somebody/something worried that something bad may happen to a particular person or thingpreocupado porque algo malo pueda ocurrirle a una persona o cosa en particular: Her father looked ill and she was suddenly afraid for him.Su padre tenía mala cara y ella de repente sintió miedo por él. Many of us were afraid for our jobs.Muchos de nosotros temíamos por nuestros empleos.4I’m afraid spokenoral used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint themse usa para decirle a alguien de manera cortés algo que puede molestarlo, disgustarlo o decepcionarlo: That’s the most we can offer you, I’m afraid.Me temo que eso es lo máximo que podemos ofrecerle.afraid (that) I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong address.Me temo que ha venido a la dirección equivocada. ‘Is she very ill?’ ‘I’m afraid so (=yes).’«¿Está muy enferma?» «Me temo que sí (=sí).» ‘Did you see him?’ ‘I’m afraid not (=no).’«¿Lo viste?» «Me temo que no (=no).»GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaciónafraid, frightened, scared• You feel afraid of someone or something: · A lot of people are afraid of snakes. ✗Don’t say: afraid about something• Para indicar miedo de alguien o algo, se usa afraid of: · A lot of people are afraid of snakes. ✗No se dice: afraid about something• You feel afraid to do something: · I was afraid to tell anyone.• Para indicar miedo de hacer algo, se usa afraid to do something: · I was afraid to tell anyone.• You can use the same patterns with frightened and scared: · I was frightened of my father.· She was too scared to talk.• Se pueden usar los mismos patrones con frightened y scared: · I was frightened of my father.· She was too scared to talk.worried• You feel worried about someone or something: · I was worried about my father.• Para expresar preocupación por alguien o algo, se usa worried about: · I was worried about my father.• You feel worried by something that has happened: · Many people were worried by the news.• Para expresar preocupación causada por algo que ha ocurrido, se usa worried by: · Many people were worried by the news.