Traduction I fear. en Français | Dictionnaire Anglais-Français (2025)

(=fright) peur f
→ She was brought up with no fear of animals.
(=apprehension) (of something that may happen) crainte f
→ ... his fears about the forthcoming operation
to shake with fear trembler de peur
→ I stood there crying and shaking with fear.
to live without fear vivre sans crainte
her worst fears were realized ses pires craintes devinrent réalité
my greatest fear is that ... ce que je redoute par-dessus tout, c'est que ...
→ His greatest fear is that he may have passed the illness on to his children
fear of the dark peur du noir
→ ... boyhood memories of sickness and fear of the dark ...
fear of spiders peur des araignées
→ London Zoo is running hypnosis programmes to help people overcome their fear of spiders.
fear of heights vertige m
fear of failure peur de l'échec, crainte de l'échec
to be in fear of sth/sb avoir peur de qch/qn, craindre qch/qn
to be in fear of one's life craindre pour sa vie
fears are growing that ... on craint de plus en plus que ...
→ Fears are growing that an attack may be imminent
→ Fears were growing for the safety of the hostages
for fear of de peur de + infin, de peur que + subj
→ He did not dare move his feet for fear of disturbing anything
They did not mention it for fear of annoying him. Ils n'en ont pas parlé de peur de le contrarier., Ils n'en ont pas parlé de peur qu'il ne se contrarie.

(=risk, chance)
there's no fear of that ça ne risque pas d'arriver
no fear! il n'y a pas de danger!

[+person, thing] craindre
→ It seems to me that if people fear you they respect you.
You have nothing to fear. Vous n'avez rien à craindre.
a woman whom he disliked and feared une femme qu'il n'aimait pas et qu'il craignait, une femme qu'il n'aimait pas et dont il avait peur
An epidemic of plague was feared. On redoutait une épidémie de peste.
More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack. Plus de 2 millions de réfugiés ont fui la région, dans la crainte d'une attaque.
to be feared dead, Twenty people are feared dead after the explosion. Vingt personnes auraient perdu la vie dans l'explosion.
→ At least 11 people were feared dead after a mid-air plane collision over Germany.
→ A fireman is missing, feared dead, after a blaze and explosion at a furniture factory this morning
to fear (that) ... craindre que ...
→ The new countries fear that their new-found independence might be lost.
→ She had feared she was going down with pneumonia