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afraid

Spanish translation: temo - tengo miedo

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:afraid
Spanish translation:temo - tengo miedo
Entered by: Robert INGLEDEW

21:22 Dec 11, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: afraid
I am afraid her friends will laugh at me.
Chelsea Silverman
temo - tengo miedo
Explanation:
temo / tengo miedo que sus amigas / amigos se burlarán de mí.
Selected response from:

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 23:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9temo - tengo miedo
Robert INGLEDEW
5 +4Me temo...
Beatriz Garmendia
4 +3Temo que sus amigos se rian de mí [o se mofen de mí]
Sery
4 +1me temo que sus amigos/as se burlen de mí
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
temo - tengo miedo


Explanation:
temo / tengo miedo que sus amigas / amigos se burlarán de mí.

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 23:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2664
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Sassone (X)
10 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Juan Kriete
11 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Myrtha
15 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Ariadna Castillo González
21 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Patricia Myers
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Andrea Bullrich: But you need "de" in the second one porque es cláusula nominal (tengo miedo de que sus amigas...= tengo miedo de eso)
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Andrea, tienes razón. Necesito una profe de gramática. Tienes tiempo disponible?...
agree  trena: Though I would favor "se burlen."
3 hrs
  -> You are right. Thank you.
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Todas las propuestas son buenas, pero ésta me parece la más simple y la que usaría alguien joven en un diálogo informal..
12 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias.
agree  Aurora Humarán (X)
5 days
  -> Gracias.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Temo que sus amigos se rian de mí [o se mofen de mí]


Explanation:
Saludos, Sery

Sery
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1502

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Bullrich
2 hrs
agree  trena
3 hrs
agree  Nora Escoms
4 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Me temo...


Explanation:
Me temo que sus amigas se burlarán de mi.

Suerte!


Beatriz Garmendia
Local time: 19:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 136

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irene Cudich
3 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  Bertha S. Deffenbaugh: Exactamente. Me temo no es lo mismo que tengo miedo. :))
2 hrs
  -> Gracias!
agree  Esther Hermida
8 hrs
  -> Gracias!
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): yep! #:))
14 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
me temo que sus amigos/as se burlen de mí


Explanation:
*"me temo que" is better than "temo que", closer to "I am afraid that"
*her friends: "sus amigos" if they are masculine or both masculine and femenine, or "sus amigas" if the friends are female
*se burlen: in Spanish, you use a lot the subjunctive for an event that could take place in the future

I hope it helps


    nat Sp
JH Trads
United States
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 2072

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): yes, Hugo! #:))
10 hrs
  -> gracias Gabriela :-))
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