Usage examples of "peur du ridicule" in French with translation to English

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J'ai peur du noir. I'm afraid of the dark.
Ils avaient peur du professeur. They were afraid of the teacher.
Le garçon a peur du noir. The boy is afraid of the dark.
Elle a peur du tonnerre. She is frightened of thunder.
Il a peur du chien. He is in fear of the dog.
Elle a très peur du noir. She is very afraid of the dark.
As-tu peur du noir ? Are you afraid of the dark?
Les animaux ont peur du feu. Animals are afraid of fire.
Avez-vous peur du noir ? Are you afraid of the dark?
Le garçon avait peur du noir. The boy feared the dark.
Les personnes âgées ont souvent peur du changement. Older people often fear change.
Elle avait peur du chien. She was afraid of the dog.
Cela ne vous fera pas de mal de vous trouver ridicule. Résignez-vous à être l'idiot que vous êtes. It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are.
J'ai peur qu'il ne soit pas là avant 13 heures. I'm afraid he won't be here until 1:00.
Ne soyez pas ridicule ! Don't be ridiculous!
Je ne peux pas demander les résultats du test car j'ai peur de les entendre. I can't ask for the test results. I'm terrified to hear them.
C'est ridicule! This is ridiculous!
J'ai peur rien qu'en passant près de lui. I get scared just walking past him.
Ce n'est pas stupide mais ridicule. It's not silly, but it's ridiculous.
Je n'ai pas du tout peur des serpents. I'm not in the least afraid of snakes.
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