Significado de fear en inglés
fearfear1 /fɪə $ fɪr/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happensensación que se tiene cuando se está asustado o preocupado porque algo malo va a ocurrirfear of
a fear of flyingmiedo a volarfear that There are fears that share prices could decrease still further.Hay temores de que los precios de las acciones puedan bajar aún más.fear for The girl’s parents expressed fears for her safety.Los padres de la niña expresaron su preocupación por su seguridad.in fear The children looked at her in fear.Los niños la miraron con miedo.without fear People must be able to express their views without fear of criticism.Las personas deben poder expresar sus opiniones sin miedo a las críticas.2for fear (that), for fear of something because you are worried that you will make something happenporque te preocupa que vayas a hacer que algo suceda: She finally ran away for fear that he would kill her.Finalmente huyó por miedo a que él la matara.for fear of doing something He got to the station early, for fear of missing her.Llegó temprano a la estación por miedo a perdérsela.3no fear! British English informalinformal used humorously to say that you are definitely not going to do somethingse usa con humor para decir que definitivamente no se va a hacer algo: ‘Are you going to Bill’s party tonight?’ ‘No fear!’"¿Vas a ir a la fiesta de Bill esta noche?" "¡Ni hablar!"4[uncountable] the possibility or danger that something bad might happenla posibilidad o el peligro de que algo malo pueda ocurrir: There’s no fear of revolt now.Ahora no hay peligro de revuelta.5put the fear of God into somebody informalinformal to make someone feel that they must do something, by making sure they know what will happen if they do not do ithacer que alguien sienta que debe hacer algo, asegurándose de que sepa qué pasará si no lo hace: The Italian manager must have put the fear of God into his team.El entrenador italiano debió de meterle el miedo en el cuerpo a su equipo.6without fear or favour British English formalformal in a fair wayde manera imparcial: The law must be enforced without fear or favour.La ley debe aplicarse sin temor ni favoritismo.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivossomebody’s worst/greatest fear· Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.Su peor temor era no volver a ver a sus hijos.an irrational fear (=one that is not reasonable)· He grew up with an irrational fear of insects.Creció con un miedo irracional a los insectos.a deep-seated fear (=very strong and difficult to change)· He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.Explotó los miedos arraigados de la gente hacia los desconocidos.groundless (=without any reason)· As it turned out, these fears were groundless.Al final, estos temores resultaron infundados.verbsverbosconquer/overcome your fear (=stop being afraid)· She managed to conquer her fear of flying.Logró vencer su miedo a volar.shake/tremble with fear· He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint.Estaba temblando de miedo después de que lo amenazaran con una pistola.show fear· She was determined not to show fear.Estaba decidida a no mostrar miedo.be gripped by fear (=be very afraid)· We were gripped by fear as the boat was tossed around by the waves.El miedo nos atrapó mientras las olas zarandeaban el barco.be paralysed with fear (=be so afraid that you cannot move)· Bruce was paralysed with fear when he saw the snake.Bruce se quedó paralizado de miedo cuando vio la serpiente.confirm somebody’s fears (=show that what you were afraid of has actually happened)· The look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears.La expresión en el rostro de Colin confirmó todos mis peores temores.ease/allay/dispel somebody’s fears (=help someone stop being afraid)· Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language.Frank alivió mis temores de no poder hablar el idioma local.phrasesfrasesbe in fear of/for your life (=be afraid that you may be killed)· Celia was in fear of her life when she saw the truck coming toward her.Celia temió por su vida cuando vio el camión que se dirigía hacia ella.be full of fear· The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.Los residentes están demasiado aterrorizados para salir de sus casas.be/live in fear of something (=be always afraid of something)· They were constantly in fear of an enemy attack.Vivían con el constante temor de un ataque enemigo.have no fear of something· He had no fear of death.No tenía miedo a la muerte.somebody’s hopes and fears· We each had different hopes and fears about the trip.Cada uno de nosotros tenía diferentes esperanzas y temores sobre el viaje.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Do not say that someone ‘has fear’. Say that someone is frightened or is afraid.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOSfear a feeling of being frightenedsensación de estar asustado: · He was trembling with fear.Estaba temblando de miedo.· Fear of failure should not stop you trying.El miedo al fracaso no debería impedirte intentarlo.terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happensensación de gran miedo porque se cree que algo terrible está a punto de suceder: · She let out a scream of pure terror.Soltó un grito de puro terror.fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel thissensación repentina de miedo, o situación que provoca esa sensación: · My body was shaking with fright.Mi cuerpo temblaba de susto.· You gave me a fright!¡Me diste un susto!· He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.Solo se ha llevado un susto, nada más.panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensiblysensación repentina de miedo o nerviosismo que impide pensar con claridad o actuar sensatamente: · She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing!¡Estaba en tal pánico que apenas sabía lo que hacía!· There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.Hubo escenas de pánico absoluto inmediatamente después de la explosión de la bomba.alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happensensación de miedo o preocupación que se manifiesta en la voz o el comportamiento porque se cree que algo malo podría ocurrir: · When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm.Cuando mencioné su nombre, me miró con alarma.· The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.Las calles estaban tranquilas y no había señales de alarma.foreboding /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it shouldsensación de que algo malo o desagradable podría ocurrir, aunque no haya ninguna razón obvia para ello: · She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.Sintió el mismo presentimiento que había tenido antes de que su padre muriera.phobia /ˈfəʊbiə $ ˈfoʊ-/ a permanent strong unreasonable fear of somethingmiedo permanente, intenso e irracional a algo: · I had a phobia about going to the dentist.Tenía fobia a ir al dentista.
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happensensación que se tiene cuando se está asustado o preocupado porque algo malo va a ocurrirfear of a fear of flyingmiedo a volarfear that There are fears that share prices could decrease still further.Hay temores de que los precios de las acciones puedan bajar aún más.fear for The girl’s parents expressed fears for her safety.Los padres de la niña expresaron su preocupación por su seguridad.in fear The children looked at her in fear.Los niños la miraron con miedo.without fear People must be able to express their views without fear of criticism.Las personas deben poder expresar sus opiniones sin miedo a las críticas.2for fear (that), for fear of something because you are worried that you will make something happenporque te preocupa que vayas a hacer que algo suceda: She finally ran away for fear that he would kill her.Finalmente huyó por miedo a que él la matara.for fear of doing something He got to the station early, for fear of missing her.Llegó temprano a la estación por miedo a perdérsela.3no fear! British English informalinformal used humorously to say that you are definitely not going to do somethingse usa con humor para decir que definitivamente no se va a hacer algo: ‘Are you going to Bill’s party tonight?’ ‘No fear!’"¿Vas a ir a la fiesta de Bill esta noche?" "¡Ni hablar!"4[uncountable] the possibility or danger that something bad might happenla posibilidad o el peligro de que algo malo pueda ocurrir: There’s no fear of revolt now.Ahora no hay peligro de revuelta.5put the fear of God into somebody informalinformal to make someone feel that they must do something, by making sure they know what will happen if they do not do ithacer que alguien sienta que debe hacer algo, asegurándose de que sepa qué pasará si no lo hace: The Italian manager must have put the fear of God into his team.El entrenador italiano debió de meterle el miedo en el cuerpo a su equipo.6without fear or favour British English formalformal in a fair wayde manera imparcial: The law must be enforced without fear or favour.La ley debe aplicarse sin temor ni favoritismo.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivossomebody’s worst/greatest fear· Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.Su peor temor era no volver a ver a sus hijos.an irrational fear (=one that is not reasonable)· He grew up with an irrational fear of insects.Creció con un miedo irracional a los insectos.a deep-seated fear (=very strong and difficult to change)· He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.Explotó los miedos arraigados de la gente hacia los desconocidos.groundless (=without any reason)· As it turned out, these fears were groundless.Al final, estos temores resultaron infundados.verbsverbosconquer/overcome your fear (=stop being afraid)· She managed to conquer her fear of flying.Logró vencer su miedo a volar.shake/tremble with fear· He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint.Estaba temblando de miedo después de que lo amenazaran con una pistola.show fear· She was determined not to show fear.Estaba decidida a no mostrar miedo.be gripped by fear (=be very afraid)· We were gripped by fear as the boat was tossed around by the waves.El miedo nos atrapó mientras las olas zarandeaban el barco.be paralysed with fear (=be so afraid that you cannot move)· Bruce was paralysed with fear when he saw the snake.Bruce se quedó paralizado de miedo cuando vio la serpiente.confirm somebody’s fears (=show that what you were afraid of has actually happened)· The look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears.La expresión en el rostro de Colin confirmó todos mis peores temores.ease/allay/dispel somebody’s fears (=help someone stop being afraid)· Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language.Frank alivió mis temores de no poder hablar el idioma local.phrasesfrasesbe in fear of/for your life (=be afraid that you may be killed)· Celia was in fear of her life when she saw the truck coming toward her.Celia temió por su vida cuando vio el camión que se dirigía hacia ella.be full of fear· The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.Los residentes están demasiado aterrorizados para salir de sus casas.be/live in fear of something (=be always afraid of something)· They were constantly in fear of an enemy attack.Vivían con el constante temor de un ataque enemigo.have no fear of something· He had no fear of death.No tenía miedo a la muerte.somebody’s hopes and fears· We each had different hopes and fears about the trip.Cada uno de nosotros tenía diferentes esperanzas y temores sobre el viaje.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Do not say that someone ‘has fear’. Say that someone is frightened or is afraid.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOSfear a feeling of being frightenedsensación de estar asustado: · He was trembling with fear.Estaba temblando de miedo.· Fear of failure should not stop you trying.El miedo al fracaso no debería impedirte intentarlo.terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happensensación de gran miedo porque se cree que algo terrible está a punto de suceder: · She let out a scream of pure terror.Soltó un grito de puro terror.fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel thissensación repentina de miedo, o situación que provoca esa sensación: · My body was shaking with fright.Mi cuerpo temblaba de susto.· You gave me a fright!¡Me diste un susto!· He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.Solo se ha llevado un susto, nada más.panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensiblysensación repentina de miedo o nerviosismo que impide pensar con claridad o actuar sensatamente: · She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing!¡Estaba en tal pánico que apenas sabía lo que hacía!· There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.Hubo escenas de pánico absoluto inmediatamente después de la explosión de la bomba.alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happensensación de miedo o preocupación que se manifiesta en la voz o el comportamiento porque se cree que algo malo podría ocurrir: · When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm.Cuando mencioné su nombre, me miró con alarma.· The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.Las calles estaban tranquilas y no había señales de alarma.foreboding /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it shouldsensación de que algo malo o desagradable podría ocurrir, aunque no haya ninguna razón obvia para ello: · She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.Sintió el mismo presentimiento que había tenido antes de que su padre muriera.phobia /ˈfəʊbiə $ ˈfoʊ-/ a permanent strong unreasonable fear of somethingmiedo permanente, intenso e irracional a algo: · I had a phobia about going to the dentist.Tenía fobia a ir al dentista.fearfear2 verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happensentir miedo o preocupación de que algo malo pueda ocurrir: Fearing violence, the group asked for police protection.Temiendo la violencia, el grupo pidió protección policial.fear (that) Police fear that there may be further terrorist attacks.La policía teme que pueda haber más ataques terroristas.fear to do something formalformal Women feared to go out at night.Las mujeres temían salir de noche.fear for somebody His wife seemed depressed, and he feared for his children.Su esposa parecía deprimida, y él temía por sus hijos.fear for somebody’s safety/life a terrifying ordeal in which she feared for her lifeuna terrible experiencia en la que temió por su vida Hundreds of people are feared dead in the ferry disaster.Se teme que cientos de personas hayan muerto en el desastre del ferry.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICAIn more formal English, you say it is feared that something is true: · It is feared that the child has been abducted.En un inglés más formal, se usa it is feared that algo es verdad: · Se teme que el niño haya sido secuestrado.2fear the worst to think that the worst possible thing has happened or might happenpensar que lo peor posible ha ocurrido o podría ocurrir: When Tom heard about the accident he immediately feared the worst.Cuando Tom se enteró del accidente, inmediatamente temió lo peor.3[transitive] to be afraid of someone and what they might dotener miedo de alguien y de lo que esa persona podría hacer: As a leader, he was distrusted and even feared.Como líder, era objeto de desconfianza e incluso de temor.4I fear formalformal used when telling someone that you think that something bad has happened or is truese usa para decirle a alguien que crees que algo malo ha ocurrido o es verdadI fear (that) I fear that there is little more we can do.Me temo que hay muy poco más que podamos hacer.I fear so/I fear not ‘Were they satisfied?’ ‘I fear not.’"¿Quedaron satisfechos?" "Me temo que no."5fear not/never fear formalformal used to tell someone not to worryse usa para decirle a alguien que no se preocupe: Never fear, he’ll be with us soon.No te preocupes, pronto estará con nosotros. → God-fearing
1[intransitive, transitive] to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happensentir miedo o preocupación de que algo malo pueda ocurrir: Fearing violence, the group asked for police protection.Temiendo la violencia, el grupo pidió protección policial.fear (that) Police fear that there may be further terrorist attacks.La policía teme que pueda haber más ataques terroristas.fear to do something formalformal Women feared to go out at night.Las mujeres temían salir de noche.fear for somebody His wife seemed depressed, and he feared for his children.Su esposa parecía deprimida, y él temía por sus hijos.fear for somebody’s safety/life a terrifying ordeal in which she feared for her lifeuna terrible experiencia en la que temió por su vida Hundreds of people are feared dead in the ferry disaster.Se teme que cientos de personas hayan muerto en el desastre del ferry.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICAIn more formal English, you say it is feared that something is true: · It is feared that the child has been abducted.En un inglés más formal, se usa it is feared that algo es verdad: · Se teme que el niño haya sido secuestrado.2fear the worst to think that the worst possible thing has happened or might happenpensar que lo peor posible ha ocurrido o podría ocurrir: When Tom heard about the accident he immediately feared the worst.Cuando Tom se enteró del accidente, inmediatamente temió lo peor.3[transitive] to be afraid of someone and what they might dotener miedo de alguien y de lo que esa persona podría hacer: As a leader, he was distrusted and even feared.Como líder, era objeto de desconfianza e incluso de temor.4I fear formalformal used when telling someone that you think that something bad has happened or is truese usa para decirle a alguien que crees que algo malo ha ocurrido o es verdadI fear (that) I fear that there is little more we can do.Me temo que hay muy poco más que podamos hacer.I fear so/I fear not ‘Were they satisfied?’ ‘I fear not.’"¿Quedaron satisfechos?" "Me temo que no."5fear not/never fear formalformal used to tell someone not to worryse usa para decirle a alguien que no se preocupe: Never fear, he’ll be with us soon.No te preocupes, pronto estará con nosotros. → God-fearing