Sentence examples of "for fear that" in English

Select source language

Select target language

I put away the report card in the drawer for fear that Mother should see it. J'ai caché mes notes dans le tiroir de peur que Maman ne les trouve.

She is on a diet for fear that she will put on weight. Elle suit un régime de peur de prendre du poids.

I left home early in the morning for fear that I should miss the train. Je suis parti tôt de la maison ce matin par peur de rater le train.

She left home early in the morning for fear that she would miss the first train. Elle partit de chez elle tôt le matin de peur de manquer le premier train.

I fear that it will rain tomorrow. J'ai peur qu'il pleuve demain.

I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry. Je me suis empressé de rire de tout ça pour peur d'avoir à en pleurer.

They fear that he may be dead. Ils craignent qu'il ne soit mort.

She walked slowly for fear she should slip. Elle marchait lentement de peur qu'elle ne glisse.

He has a fear that his brother will fail. Il craint que son frère échoue.

She doesn't dare leave the room for fear she should catch cold. Elle n'osait pas quitter la pièce de peur d'attraper froid.

Even though Trang continued to say that she loved him, Spenser couldn't do anything but fear that she would stop caring for him. Bien que Trang continue à dire qu'elle l'aimait, Spenser ne pouvait pas s'empêcher d'avoir peur qu'elle cesse de s'occuper de lui.

She didn't attend the meeting for fear of meeting her ex-husband. Elle n'est pas venue à la rencontre de peur de croiser son ex-mari.

I fear that we are late. J'ai peur que nous soyons en retard.

For fear of an accident, my father doesn't drive. Par crainte d'un accident, mon père ne conduit pas.

Many fear that cuts in the defense budget will undermine the military's effectiveness. Nombreux sont ceux qui craignent que des coupes dans le budget de la défense ne minent l'efficacité des militaires.

I didn't say a word for fear I should annoy him. Je n'ai pas dit un mot de peur de l'ennuyer.

My mother never drives for fear of causing an accident. Ma mère ne conduit jamais de peur de causer un accident.

I didn't go out for fear of catching cold. Je ne suis pas sorti de peur d'attraper froid.

She won't take an airplane for fear of a crash. Elle refuse de prendre un avion par peur d'un accident.

I didn't tell him the truth for fear he would get angry. Je ne lui ai pas dit la vérité de peur qu'il ne se fâche.

Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

In this section, you can see how words and expressions are used in different contexts using examples of translations made by professionals. The Contexts section will help you learn English, German, Spanish and other languages. Here you can find examples with phrasal verbs and idioms in texts that vary in style and theme. Examples can be sorted by translations and topics.

Learn foreign languages, see the translation of millions of words and expressions, and use them in your e-mail communication.

Translation bot

Translate in Telegram

Join for free

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download