je craignais

I was afraid

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I was afraid The imperfect tense of craindre, used for an ongoing or anticipated fear in the past. In phrases such as « C'est ce que je craignais », it means “That's what I was afraid of” or “That's just what I feared.”

FR: Je craignais que tu sois en retard.

EN: I was afraid you would be late.

Je craignais de vous déranger.

I was afraid I might be bothering you.

Je craignais de heurter sa sensibilité.

I was afraid of offending his sensibilities.

C'est ce que je craignais.

That's what I feared.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Je craignais le jour où tu trouverais notre lien dans notre présent.

I dreaded the day you would find our connection in our present.

— Mirage (2018)

Je craignais de l'offenser.

I was afraid of offending him.

C'est bien ce que je craignais.

That's exactly what I feared.

C'est exactement ce que je craignais.

This is exactly what I feared.

Ce que je craignais est arrivé.

What I feared has happened.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Je craignais de ne jamais vous revoir.

I was afraid I would never see you again.

— Rebecca (1940)

C'est bien ce que je craignais !

That's exactly what I was afraid of!

— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)

Je craignais d'être en retard.

I was afraid I would be late.

À l'époque, je craignais encore qu'il puisse tomber d'un rebord quelque part.

Back then, I was still afraid he might fall off a ledge somewhere.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Je ne pouvais pas lui téléphoner car je craignais qu'elle soit sous écoute.

I couldn't call her because I was afraid she was being wiretapped.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)