il a peur

he is afraid

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phrase Common #6,891
he is afraid Literally “he has fear.” The phrase can be followed by de plus a noun or infinitive, or by que plus a clause. The subject can change: ils ont peur means “they are afraid.”
FR: Il a peur de parler en public.
EN: He is afraid of speaking in public.

Il a peur de jouer à Londres.

He’s afraid to play in London.

— Control (2007)

Il a peur de son ombre.

He is afraid of his own shadow.

Il a peur, et toi aussi.

He's scared, and so are you.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Il a peur d'elles.

He is afraid of them.

Il a peur de père.

He is afraid of his father.

Il a peur du vide, Papa.

Dad is afraid of heights.

— Le Retour (2003)

Il a peur de me parler.

He is afraid to talk to me.

Il a peur des chiens.

He is afraid of dogs.

Il a peur de la mer.

He is afraid of the sea.

Il a peur de son père.

He is afraid of his father.

Il a peur, évidemment.

He’s scared, obviously.

— M le maudit (1931)

Il a peur de dire à ses parents qu'il est homosexuel.

He is afraid to tell his parents that he is gay.

Il a peur de se faire tromper.

He is afraid of being cheated on.

Il a peur qu'on le vire.

He's afraid they'll fire him.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Il a peur de moi.

He is afraid of me.

Il a peur du noir; ne l'y laisse pas.

He’s afraid of the dark; don’t leave him there.

La canaille, il a peur!

The scoundrel—he's scared!

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Il ne sait pas nager, il a peur de se noyer.

He doesn't know how to swim, he's afraid of drowning.

Il a peur de toi, probablement, avec ta façon de crier et d'agir.

He’s probably afraid of you, with the way you yell and act.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Il a peur.

He is afraid.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Mais voilà, docteur, il a peur.

But here's the thing, doctor, he's afraid.

— Carandiru (2003)

Il a peur de faire des erreurs.

He is afraid of making mistakes.

Il a peur de son grand-père.

He is afraid of his grandfather.

Il a peur que tu l'engueules s'il a fait un truc et il traîne dans le coin.

He’s afraid you’ll yell at him if he’s done something and is hanging around nearby.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Il a peur d'elle.

He is afraid of her.

Il a peur de nager.

He is afraid of swimming.

Il a peur du noir.

He is afraid of the dark.

Il a peur de lui.

He is afraid of him.

Il a peur de voler.

He is afraid of flying.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Il a peur!

He's scared!

— Marty Supreme (2025)