tinha medo de

was afraid of

→ ter

phrase Uncommon #11,963

was afraid of Uses the past tense of "ter medo de" to express fear of something.

PO: Eu tinha medo de trovões quando era criança.

EN: I was afraid of thunder when I was a child.

Tom tinha medo de cachorros.

Tom was afraid of dogs.

Napoleão Bonaparte tinha medo de gatos pretos.

Napoleon Bonaparte was afraid of black cats.

Ela não tinha medo de nada.

She wasn't afraid of anything.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Tinha medo de ser o centro das atenções.

I was afraid of being the center of attention.

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

Eu tinha medo de que ele finalmente morresse.

I was afraid that he would finally die.

— Decisão de Partir (2022)

Andersen tinha medo de cachorros também.

Andersen was afraid of dogs, too.

Tom disse que tinha medo de altura.

Tom said he was afraid of heights.

Tom tinha medo de tudo.

Tom was afraid of everything.

Você disse que tinha medo de alturas.

You said you were afraid of heights.

— Decisão de Partir (2022)

Tom me disse que não tinha medo de Maria.

Tom told me he wasn't afraid of Maria.

Ele era rápido e não tinha medo de nada.

He was fast and fearless.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Tom tinha medo de ir sozinho.

Tom was afraid to go alone.

Tinha medo de voar.

I was afraid of flying.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Tom não tinha medo de morrer.

Tom wasn't afraid of dying.

Eu tinha medo de vocês.

I was afraid of you.

— A Voz do Silêncio (2016)

Ela tinha medo de viajar sozinha.

She was afraid to travel alone.

Ela ia devagar pela estrada porque tinha medo de velocidade.

She drove slowly down the road because she was afraid of speed.

Eu tinha medo de entregar.

I was afraid to hand it over.

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Tom disse que tinha medo de voar.

Tom said he was afraid of flying.

Tom me disse que não tinha medo de fantasmas.

Tom told me he wasn't afraid of ghosts.

Tom tinha medo de morrer.

Tom was afraid of dying.

O Tom tinha medo de dizer aos pais o que tinha acontecido.

Tom was afraid to tell his parents what had happened.

Quando eu era pequena, eu tinha medo de ratos?

Was I afraid of rats when I was little?

— A Liberdade é Azul (1993)

Você tinha medo de morrer, certo?

You were afraid of dying, right?

Tinha medo de que nos vissem.

I was afraid they would see us.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Eu tinha medo de me perder no escuro.

I was afraid of getting lost in the dark.

Eu sabia que Tom tinha medo de ser traído.

I knew Tom was afraid of being betrayed.

Tom disse que não tinha medo de ninguém.

Tom said he wasn't afraid of anyone.

Falou que tinha medo de conhecer o velho Nick, pessoalmente.

He said he was afraid to meet old Nick in person.

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Tom tinha medo de que alguém descobrisse sobre seu passado.

Tom was afraid that someone would find out about his past.