| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| afraid adj | (scared) | tener miedo loc verb |
| | | asustado/a adj |
| | You're trembling! Are you afraid? |
| | ¡Estás temblando! ¿Tienes miedo? |
| afraid of [sth/sb] adj | (scared of [sth], [sb]) | tenerle miedo a loc verb |
| | | asustarse de, asustarse con, asustarse por v prnl + prep |
| | | asustar⇒ vtr |
| | When I was younger I was afraid of spiders. |
| | Cuando era joven le tenía miedo a las arañas. |
| | Cuando era joven me asustaba de las arañas. |
| | Cuando era joven me asustaban las arañas. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adj | (scared to do [sth]) | tener miedo de loc verb |
| | Joanne is afraid of trying new things in case she fails. |
| | Joanne tiene miedo de probar cosas nuevas porque podría fallar. |
afraid,
afraid that adj | (worried about possibility) | preocupar⇒ vtr |
| | I'm afraid my money might run out before the end of the trip. |
| | Me preocupa que mi dinero se acabe antes de finalizar el viaje. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adj | (worried about [sth] happening) | preocupado de adj + prep |
| | Sam was afraid of losing his job. |
| | Sam estaba preocupado de perder su trabajo. |
| afraid to do [sth] adj | (hesitant) | tener miedo de loc verb + prep |
| | I'm afraid to jump from the bridge into the river. |
| | Tengo miedo de saltar al río desde el puente. |