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ele receia

fears, is afraid

→ recear
recei fear; dread + a tu imperative / ele-ela-você present
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #34,458
fears, is afraid Often followed by de or by que + subjunctive.
PO: Ela receia cães grandes.
EN: She is afraid of big dogs.
Conjugation of recear
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First receio —
Third receia —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second receia —

Ele receia que o irmão o supere.

He fears his brother will surpass him.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Ela receia que você se perca.

She's afraid you'll get lost.

A tia receia de mim.

My aunt is afraid of me.

— Vale Abraão (1993)

Não receia que o acusado, devemos assim dizer, possa fugir?

Are you not afraid that the accused, should we say, might flee?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Se receia que possa perder, usarei só uma mão.

If you fear you might lose, I will use only one hand.

— O Grande Mestre (2008)

Ela receia que você possa se perder.

She's afraid you might get lost.