Sentence examples of "be afraid" in English

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Translations: all103 avoir peur98 other translations5
Darkness causes many children to be afraid. L'obscurité fait peur à beaucoup d'enfants.
Don't be afraid to make mistakes when speaking English. Ne craignez pas de faire des fautes en parlant anglais.
I began to be afraid you would never come back again. Je commençais à craindre que vous ne reviendriez jamais.
Don't be afraid to make enemies; if you don't have any, it's that you have done nothing. Ne craignez jamais de vous faire des ennemis ; si vous n'en avez pas, c'est que vous n'avez rien fait.
Do not fear the heavens and the earth, but be afraid of hearing a person from Wenzhou speak in their local tongue. Ne crains pas le ciel et la terre, mais redoute d'entendre une personne de Wenzhou parler dans sa langue locale.
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