il craignait

feared, was afraid of

→ craindre
craign fear + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #22,261
feared, was afraid of Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Il craignait de parler en public.
EN: He was afraid to speak in public.
Conjugation of craindre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third craignait craignaient

Il craignait peut-être qu'il ne parle.

Perhaps he was afraid that he would speak.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Tout le monde craignait les Ouraychites, tous bouchers de profession.

Everyone feared the Ouraychites, all of them butchers by profession.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

L'empereur craignait les Atréides, et il vous a fait venir ici pour vous tuer.

The emperor feared the Atreides, and he brought you here to kill you.

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

La police y craignait les Ouraychites.

The police feared the Ouraychites there.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Sami craignait pour sa vie.

Sami feared for his life.

Il craignait qu'il puisse blesser ses sentiments.

He was afraid he might hurt her feelings.

Il craignait de causer du tort à quelque autre chef.

He was afraid of causing harm to some other leader.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Pour moi, ça craignait.

To me, it sucked.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

C'est ce qu'on craignait.

That's what we were afraid of.

— Dangal (2016)

On craignait alors Sultana, bandit légendaire, que personne n'avait vu.

Back then, people were afraid of Sultana, a legendary bandit no one had ever seen.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

NOn craignait que tu sois mort.

We were afraid you were dead.

— Akira (1988)

Il craignait la femme.

He feared the woman.

Tom craignait de retourner chez lui.

Tom was afraid to return home.

Ce qui lui est arrivé est justement ce qu'il craignait.

What happened to him is exactly what he feared.

Il se cachait derrière nous comme s'il craignait de se faire buter.

He was hiding behind us as if he was afraid of getting killed.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Elias craignait que Sandra revienne.

Elias was afraid that Sandra would come back.