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tinha medo

was afraid

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phrase Uncommon #16,242
was afraid Literally: 'had fear.' Often followed by 'de' or 'que' to say what someone was afraid of.
PO: Eu tinha medo de dirigir à noite.
EN: I was afraid to drive at night.

Tom me disse que não tinha medo da Mary.

Tom told me he wasn't afraid of Mary.

Tinha medo que você não viesse.

I was afraid you wouldn't come.

— A Dupla Vida de Véronique (1991)

Eu tinha medo.

I was scared.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)

Ele me disse que tinha medo que meu pai não me deixasse casar com ele.

He told me he was afraid my father wouldn't let me marry him.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

Do que você tinha medo?

What were you afraid of?

Witzigmann não sabia do poder que tem o silêncio, mas tinha medo.

Witzigmann did not know the power of silence, but he was afraid.

— Ele Está de Volta (2015)

Tom declarou que ele não tinha medo.

Tom declared that he wasn't afraid.

Do que eu tinha medo?

What was I afraid of?

O menino tinha medo da escuridão.

The boy was afraid of the dark.

Ela ria, não tinha medo.

She laughed; she wasn't afraid.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Você tinha medo de mim?

Were you afraid of me?

A Nic tinha medo dessa faca.

Nic was afraid of this knife.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

A Julie é que tinha medo.

Julie was the one who was afraid.

— A Liberdade é Azul (1993)

Tom declarou que não tinha medo.

Tom declared that he wasn't afraid.

Deixou todos pensarem que tinha medo, quando era a sua esposa.

He let everyone think he was afraid, when it was actually his wife.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Tinha medo disto.

I was afraid of this.

— Era Uma Vez em Tóquio (1953)

O Tom disse que a Mary não tinha medo do John.

Tom said that Mary wasn't afraid of John.

Tom não tinha medo.

Tom wasn't afraid.

Eu tinha medo do Tom.

I was afraid of Tom.

Mas, na verdade, eu tinha medo.

But, in truth, I was afraid.

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

Ela disse que tinha medo.

She said she was afraid.