Significado de afraid em inglês
afraidafraid /əˈfreɪd/ adjective [not before noun] 
Ver todas as traduções1frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may happencom medo porque você acha que pode se machucar ou que algo ruim pode acontecer SYN scaredbe/feel afraid
There’s no need to be afraid.Não há motivo para ter medo.afraid of something Many children are afraid of the dark.Muitas crianças têm medo do escuro.afraid of somebody I was a little afraid of him when I first met him.Quando o conheci pela primeira vez, estava um pouco com medo dele.afraid of doing something Some old people are afraid of going out alone.Algumas pessoas idosas têm medo de sair sozinhas.afraid to do something Zoe was afraid to go back into the house.Zoe estava com medo de voltar para dentro da casa.► see thesaurus at frightenedRegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people often say scared rather than afraid:· I’m scared of heights.No inglês cotidiano, as pessoas costumam dizer scared em vez de afraid: · I'm scared of heights.2worried that something bad will happen as a result of your actionspreocupado com a possibilidade de algo ruim acontecer em decorrência das suas açõesafraid (that) He was afraid that the other kids would laugh at him.Ele tinha medo de que as outras crianças fossem rir dele. She was half afraid that he would say no (=a little afraid).Ela estava meio com medo de que ele dissesse não (=um pouco com medo).afraid of doing something I didn’t tell her because I was afraid of upsetting her.Não contei a ela porque tinha medo de magoá-la.afraid of something The government was afraid of the reaction from the public.O governo tinha medo da reação do público.afraid to do something Don’t be afraid to ask for help.Não tenha medo de pedir ajuda.3 afraid for somebody/something worried that something bad may happen to a particular person or thingpreocupado com a possibilidade de algo ruim acontecer com uma determinada pessoa ou coisa: Her father looked ill and she was suddenly afraid for him.O pai dela parecia estar doente e ela ficou com medo por ele de repente. Many of us were afraid for our jobs.Muitos de nós estávamos com medo pelos nossos empregos.4I’m afraid spokenoral used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint themusado para dizer educadamente a alguém algo que pode irritá-lo, chateá-lo ou decepcioná-lo: That’s the most we can offer you, I’m afraid.Infelizmente, é o máximo que podemos oferecer a você.afraid (that) I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong address.Temo que você veio para o endereço errado. ‘Is she very ill?’ ‘I’m afraid so (=yes).’"Ela está muito doente?" "Temo que sim (=sim)." ‘Did you see him?’ ‘I’m afraid not (=no).’"Você o viu?" "Temo que não (=não)."GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaçãoafraid, 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 medo de alguém ou algo, usa-se afraid of: · A lot of people are afraid of snakes. ✗Não diga: afraid about something• You feel afraid to do something: · I was afraid to tell anyone.• Para indicar medo de fazer algo, usa-se 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.• Os mesmos padrões podem ser usados com frightened e 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 expressar preocupação com alguém ou algo, usa-se worried about: · I was worried about my father.• You feel worried by something that has happened: · Many people were worried by the news.• Para expressar preocupação causada por algo que aconteceu, usa-se worried by: · Many people were worried by the news.
Ver todas as traduções1frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may happencom medo porque você acha que pode se machucar ou que algo ruim pode acontecer SYN scaredbe/feel afraid There’s no need to be afraid.Não há motivo para ter medo.afraid of something Many children are afraid of the dark.Muitas crianças têm medo do escuro.afraid of somebody I was a little afraid of him when I first met him.Quando o conheci pela primeira vez, estava um pouco com medo dele.afraid of doing something Some old people are afraid of going out alone.Algumas pessoas idosas têm medo de sair sozinhas.afraid to do something Zoe was afraid to go back into the house.Zoe estava com medo de voltar para dentro da casa.► see thesaurus at frightenedRegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people often say scared rather than afraid:· I’m scared of heights.No inglês cotidiano, as pessoas costumam dizer scared em vez de afraid: · I'm scared of heights.2worried that something bad will happen as a result of your actionspreocupado com a possibilidade de algo ruim acontecer em decorrência das suas açõesafraid (that) He was afraid that the other kids would laugh at him.Ele tinha medo de que as outras crianças fossem rir dele. She was half afraid that he would say no (=a little afraid).Ela estava meio com medo de que ele dissesse não (=um pouco com medo).afraid of doing something I didn’t tell her because I was afraid of upsetting her.Não contei a ela porque tinha medo de magoá-la.afraid of something The government was afraid of the reaction from the public.O governo tinha medo da reação do público.afraid to do something Don’t be afraid to ask for help.Não tenha medo de pedir ajuda.3 afraid for somebody/something worried that something bad may happen to a particular person or thingpreocupado com a possibilidade de algo ruim acontecer com uma determinada pessoa ou coisa: Her father looked ill and she was suddenly afraid for him.O pai dela parecia estar doente e ela ficou com medo por ele de repente. Many of us were afraid for our jobs.Muitos de nós estávamos com medo pelos nossos empregos.4I’m afraid spokenoral used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint themusado para dizer educadamente a alguém algo que pode irritá-lo, chateá-lo ou decepcioná-lo: That’s the most we can offer you, I’m afraid.Infelizmente, é o máximo que podemos oferecer a você.afraid (that) I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong address.Temo que você veio para o endereço errado. ‘Is she very ill?’ ‘I’m afraid so (=yes).’"Ela está muito doente?" "Temo que sim (=sim)." ‘Did you see him?’ ‘I’m afraid not (=no).’"Você o viu?" "Temo que não (=não)."GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaçãoafraid, 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 medo de alguém ou algo, usa-se afraid of: · A lot of people are afraid of snakes. ✗Não diga: afraid about something• You feel afraid to do something: · I was afraid to tell anyone.• Para indicar medo de fazer algo, usa-se 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.• Os mesmos padrões podem ser usados com frightened e 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 expressar preocupação com alguém ou algo, usa-se worried about: · I was worried about my father.• You feel worried by something that has happened: · Many people were worried by the news.• Para expressar preocupação causada por algo que aconteceu, usa-se worried by: · Many people were worried by the news.