craignait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for craignait in the French»English Dictionary

I.craindre [kʀɛ̃dʀ] VB trans

1. craindre (redouter):

craindre personne, attaque, réprimande, mort

to fear, to be afraid of

avoir tout à craindre de qn/qc

to have every reason to fear sb/sth

n'avoir rien à craindre de qn/qc

to have nothing to fear from sb/sth

craindre une rechute/le pire

to fear a relapse/the worst

ne craignez rien

don't be afraid

oui, je le crains

yes, I'm afraid so

craindre pour vie, réputation

to fear for

se faire craindre

to make oneself feared

craindre de faire

to be afraid of doing

il craignait d'être attaqué

he was afraid of ou he feared being attacked

je crains d'avoir à le vendre

I am afraid ou I fear I may have to sell it

je crains de ne pouvoir y aller

I am afraid ou I fear I may not be able to go

je crains qu'il ne manque le train

I'm afraid ou I fear that he might miss the train

je crains qu'il n'ait eu un accident

I'm afraid ou I fear that he may have had an accident

ne crains-tu pas qu'il refuse?

aren't you afraid he might ou he'll say no?

je crains que vous ne fassiez erreur euph

I'm afraid you are mistaken

il est à craindre que l'amélioration ne dure pas

it is to be feared that the improvement won't last

une explosion est à craindre

there's some danger of an explosion

2. craindre (regretter):

craindre de …

to be afraid (that) …

craindre que …

to be afraid (that) …

je crains de ne pas savoir

I am afraid (that) I don't know

je crains que non

I am afraid not

3. craindre (être sensible à):

craindre personne: froid

to be sensitive to

craindre plante: soleil

to dislike

craindre peau: savon

to be sensitive to

ce produit craint l'humidité/la chaleur

this product must be kept in a dry/cool place

II.craindre [kʀɛ̃dʀ] VB intr inf

ça craint!

that's bad!

III.se craindre VB refl

se craindre refl:

se craindre

to be afraid of each other

See also échauder

échauder [eʃode] VB trans

1. échauder (décourager):

échauder

to put [sb] off

échaudé par sa première expérience, il décide de…

having had his fingers burned by his first experience, he decides…

2. échauder (ébouillanter):

échauder

to scald

chat échaudé craint l'eau froide prov

once bitten, twice shy prov

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craindre les chatouilles

to be ticklish

craindre la contagion de certaines idées

to fear the spread of certain ideas

l'animal repu n'était plus à craindre

the animal had eaten its fill and was no longer dangerous

craindre un regain de l'inflation

to fear a rise in inflation

Translations for craignait in the English»French Dictionary

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to be afraid

craindre (for sb/sth pour qn/qc)

she was afraid (that) there would be an accident

elle craignait un accident

he was afraid (that) she might get hurt

il craignait qu'elle ne se fasse mal

to be fearful for sb

craindre pour qn

to live or go in fear of one's life

craindre pour sa vie

fear

craindre

to fear to do

craindre de faire

to fear that …

craindre que …

+ subj she feared that her proposals might not be accepted

elle craignait que ses propositions ne soient pas acceptées

to fear the worst

craindre le pire, s'attendre au pire

to fear for sth/sb

craindre pour qc/qn

to be scared about sth

craindre qc

to fear exposure

craindre d'être démasqué

craignait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for craignait in the French»English Dictionary

I.craindre [kʀɛ̃dʀ] irreg VB trans

1. craindre (redouter):

craindre

to be afraid of

2. craindre (pressentir):

craindre

to fear

3. craindre (être sensible à):

craindre la chaleur

to dislike the heat

II.craindre [kʀɛ̃dʀ] irreg VB intr

craindre pour qn/qc

to fear for sb/sth

il n'y a rien à craindre

there's nothing to be afraid of

ça ne craint rien

it can take anything

Phrases:

ça craint! inf

that's a bit off!

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craindre/éviter qn/qc comme la peste

to fear/avoid sb/sth like the plague

Translations for craignait in the English»French Dictionary

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apprehend

craindre

to fear for the future

craindre l'avenir

to fear for one's life

craindre pour sa vie

to hold sb in awe, to stand in awe of sb

craindre qn

dread

craindre

to be shy of people

craindre les gens

to be afraid that

craindre que +subj

to be in fear of sth

craindre qc

to fear the worst

craindre le pire

craignait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

craindre/dire que oui

to fear/say so

craindre/éviter qn/qc comme la peste

to fear/avoid sb/sth like the plague

craindre la chaleur

to dislike the heat

craindre pour qn/qc

to fear for sb/sth

il n'y a rien à craindre

there's nothing to be afraid of