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craindre

vt

   (=avoir peur de)   to fear, to be afraid of
Tu n'as rien à craindre.      You've got nothing to fear., You've got nothing to be afraid of.
craindre de faire      to be afraid of doing
craindre que      to be afraid (that)
Je crains qu'il vienne.      I'm afraid he might come.
Je crains qu'il ne vienne.      I'm afraid he might come.

(=être sensible à)
[+chaleur, froid] to be easily damaged by

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See also:

coriandre, crainte, crâner, crachiner

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craindre	v.	be afraid

craindre que	exp.	to be afraid (that)

faire craindre	v.	raise concern, make fear, cause to fear, cause fear, raise the spectre,

craindre le pire	v.	fear the worst

craindre de faire	exp.	to be afraid of doing

laisser craindre qch	exp.	to raise fears of sthg

craindre... le pire	vi.	fear the worst

Tu n'as rien à craindre.	exp.	You've got nothing to fear.

Tu n'as rien à craindre.	exp.	You've got nothing to be afraid of.

crainte	n.	fear
ça craint!	exp.	1. (= c'est nul) it sucks! 2. (c'est dangereux) it's dangerous	SLANG, ARGOT
sans crainte	adv. adj.	without fear
crainte inutile	n.	needless fear
n'ayez crainte	adv.	don't worry
crainte sans objet	n.	groundless fear
de crainte de	prep.	for fear of
de crainte que	conj.	fearing that
je crains que non,	adv.	I'm afraid not,
Je crains qu'il vienne.	exp.	I'm afraid he might come.
chat échaudé craint l'eau froide	adv.	once bitten, twice shy
je crains que non !	adv.	I'm afraid not!
Je crains qu'il ne vienne.	exp.	I'm afraid he might come.
de crainte de faire qch	exp.	for fear of doing sth
Ils craignent un nouvel embrasement de la région.	exp.	They fear more unrest in the region.
il est fin comme Gribouille (qui se jette dans l'eau par crainte de la pluie)	exp.	he's dumb as rocks ; he doesn't have two brain cells to rub together ; he's thick as two planks ; he's one fry short of a Happy Meal	il est sot, stupide

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'craindre' also found in translations in English-French dictionary
fear	v.	craindre
fearing	pres. part	craignant (vt.,vi.) ; craignant (+inf.) (vt.,vi.)
misgiving	pres. part	inspirant des craintes
misgiven	past part.	inspiré des craintes
misgive	v.	inspirer des craintes

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