estava com medo de

was afraid of

→ estar

phrase Uncommon #10,860

was afraid of Used to describe fear or being scared. The phrase can be followed by a noun, an activity, or a clause with "que".

PO: Ela estava com medo de andar sozinha à noite.

EN: She was afraid to walk alone at night.

O Tom não estava com medo de fazer nada.

Tom wasn't afraid to do anything.

Eu estava com medo de não conseguir fazer isso corretamente.

I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do it correctly.

Tom estava com medo de não chegar na escola na hora.

Tom was afraid he wouldn’t get to school on time.

Ela estava com medo de viajar sozinha.

She was afraid to travel alone.

Ele estava com medo de sua esposa.

He was afraid of his wife.

Eu estava com medo de fazer o primeiro movimento.

I was afraid to make the first move.

Tom estava com medo de ir lá sozinho.

Tom was afraid to go there alone.

Tom estava com medo de você.

Tom was afraid of you.

Eu estava com medo de chamá-la para sair.

I was afraid to ask her out.

Tom estava com medo de conversar.

Tom was afraid to talk.

Tom estava com medo de ser capturado pelo inimigo.

Tom was afraid of being captured by the enemy.

O Tom não estava com medo de ninguém.

Tom wasn’t afraid of anyone.

Eu estava com medo de você se sentir desconfortável se eu ligasse.

I was afraid you would feel uncomfortable if I called.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Tom estava com medo de parecer estúpido se fizesse uma pergunta.

Tom was afraid he would look stupid if he asked a question.

Eu estava com medo de ficar sozinho.

I was afraid of being alone.

Eu estava com medo de dizer não.

I was afraid to say no.

Tom estava com medo de falar.

Tom was afraid to speak.

Tom estava com medo de ser rejeitado.

Tom was afraid of being rejected.

A criança estava com medo de entrar na água.

The child was afraid to go into the water.

Estava com medo de abortar, com medo de ter o bebê.

I was afraid of having an abortion, afraid of having the baby.

— Sem Amor (2017)

Tom estava com medo de acordar o bebê.

Tom was afraid of waking the baby.

Tom estava com medo de que Mary não acreditaria nele.

Tom was afraid that Mary wouldn't believe him.

Pensei que o Tom estava com medo de nadar.

I thought Tom was afraid to swim.

O Tom não estava com medo de errar.

Tom wasn't afraid of making mistakes.

Eu estava com medo de me virar.

I was afraid to turn around.

Tom estava com medo de morrer.

Tom was afraid of dying.

Eu estava com medo de dormir enquanto dirigia.

I was afraid of falling asleep while driving.

Tom estava com medo de fazer algo que fosse se arrepender.

Tom was afraid to do something he would regret.

Tom estava com medo de tudo.

Tom was afraid of everything.

Estava com medo de não conseguir e o David veio à frente para receber o passe.

I was afraid I wouldn’t make it, so David came forward to receive the pass.

— O Quinto Elemento (1997)

Eu estava com medo de beijar o Tom.

I was afraid to kiss Tom.

Tom estava com medo de alguma coisa.

Tom was afraid of something.

Tom estava com medo de que ninguém aparecesse na festa.

Tom was afraid that nobody would show up to the party.