Sentence examples of "de peur de" in French

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Elle se tenait immobile de peur de réveiller le bébé. She sat still for fear of waking the baby.
Ma mère ne conduit jamais de peur de causer un accident. My mother never drives for fear of causing an accident.
Elle n'est pas venue à la rencontre de peur de croiser son ex-mari. She didn't attend the meeting for fear of meeting her ex-husband.
Elle refuse de prendre un avion par peur d'un accident. She won't take an airplane for fear of a crash.
Nous n'osions bouger de peur de le réveiller. We did not move for fear we should wake him up.
Elle suit un régime de peur de prendre du poids. She is on a diet for fear that she will put on weight.
Je n'ai pas dit un mot de peur de l'ennuyer. I didn't say a word for fear I should annoy him.
Je n'ose pas enquêter trop profondément, de peur de découvrir l'horrible vérité ! I dare not probe too deeply, lest I uncover the awful truth!
Elle partit de chez elle tôt le matin de peur de manquer le premier train. She left home early in the morning for fear that she would miss the first train.
Elle détourna la tête, de peur qu'il ne voie ses larmes. She turned her head away, lest he should see her tears.
Il ne faut pas avoir peur de faire des erreurs. Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
Son visage devint blême de peur. His face went white with fear.
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.
Il prit la fuite de peur d'être arrêté. He fled lest he should be arrested.
Nous avions peur de rater notre train. We were worried we might miss the train.
Il est bon que la guerre soit si terrible, de peur que nous en devenions trop friands. It is well that war is so terrible — lest we should grow too fond of it.
Il a peur de faire des erreurs. He is afraid of making mistakes.
Je ne suis pas sorti de peur d'attraper froid. I didn't go out for fear of catching cold.
Est-ce que nous avons peur de la mort? Are we afraid of death?
Je pris mon parapluie de peur qu'il ne pleuve. I took my umbrella lest it rain.
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