eu temia

feared, was afraid of

→ temer
tem to fear + ia Imperfect past tense
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #19,291
feared, was afraid of Imperfect past (used for ongoing/habitual past).
PO: Eu temia o que podia acontecer.
EN: I feared what could happen.
Conjugation of temer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First temia —
Third temia —

O escondi aqui porque temia que morresse lá fora, sem ninguém pra se importar.

I hid him here because I feared he would die out there, with no one to care.

— A Espinha do Diabo (2001)

O imperador temia os Atreides.

The emperor feared the Atreides.

— Duna (2021)

Todo mundo temia que algo de mau acontecesse.

Everyone feared that something bad would happen.

Temia o pior.

I feared the worst.

Que Bhagat Singh chorou porque ele temia a morte.

That Bhagat Singh cried because he feared death.

— A Lenda de Bhagat Singh (2002)

Eu temia que isso pudesse ferir os sentimentos dela.

I was afraid that this might hurt her feelings.

Estamos indo agora, e temia não vê-lo outra vez.

We're leaving now, and I was afraid I wouldn't see him again.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Era o que eu temia.

That was what I feared.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: A Sociedade do Anel (2001)

Temia que algo assim acontecesse.

I was afraid something like that would happen.

Sua mãe teve outro ataque cardíaco, tal como eu temia.

His mother had another heart attack, just as I feared.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Tom temia que ele pudesse ser demitido.

Tom was afraid he might be fired.

Aconteceu o que tanto temia dia após dia noite após noite.

What I had feared day after day, night after night, has happened.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Fadil temia pelo futuro de Layla.

Fadil was worried about Layla's future.

Temia que tinha ido.

I was afraid he had gone.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Tom não perguntou a Mary porque ele temia que ela dissesse não.

Tom didn't ask Mary because he was afraid she'd say no.

Temia nunca mais vê-la.

I was afraid I would never see her again.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Eu temia isso.

I feared this.

— Oppenheimer (2023)