Usage examples of "teme" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom le teme al compromiso. Tom is afraid of commitment.
Un niño quemado le teme al fuego. A burnt child fears the fire.
Tom le teme a morir. Tom is afraid of dying.
El hombre le teme a los desastres como las inundaciones y los incendios. Man fears disasters such as floods and fires.
Ella teme a los gatos. She is afraid of cats.
Se teme que el material radiactivo se extienda por todo Japón, empezando por Tokio. It is feared that radiation will spread across every region of Japan, starting with Tokyo.
Él le teme a los perros. He is afraid of dogs.
Engañosa es la gracia y vana la hermosura, la mujer que teme al SEÑOR, ésa será alabada. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Nancy le teme a los perros. Nancy is afraid of dogs.
Tom le teme a las alturas. Tom is afraid of heights.
Él le teme a su abuelo. He is afraid of his grandfather.
Él le teme a la muerte. He is afraid of death.
La gente le teme a la guerra. People are afraid of war.
El niño le teme a la oscuridad. The boy is afraid of the dark.
Tom piensa que Mary le teme a las serpientes. Tom thinks that Mary is afraid of snakes.
La suma de la ignorancia de los candidatos republicanos a las elecciones primarias a la presidencia estadounidense es simplemente alucinante: uno teme que China obtenga armas nucleares, que posee desde hace 44 años, y el otro propone cerrar la embajada de los EEUU en Irán, que está cerrada desde hace 32 años... ¡Una tal estupidez a la cabeza de la primera potencia mundial provoca escalofríos! The sum of the ignorance of the Republican candidates in the primaries for the U.S. presidential election is simply mind-boggling: one is afraid that China will obtain nuclear weapons, which they have had for 44 years, and the other proposes to close the U.S. embassy in Iran, which has been closed for 32 years... Such stupidity at the head of the world's most powerful country gives one the shivers!
No hay nada que temer. There's nothing to be afraid of.
No tienes nada que temer. You have nothing to fear.
No temas, al principio puede parecer intimidante, pero él es realmente una persona muy amigable. Don't worry. He may look intimidating at first glance, but he's actually a very friendly person.
Le temo a las alturas. I am afraid of heights.
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