eu temia

feared, was afraid of

→ temer
tem to fear, to be afraid of + ia Imperfect tense
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #18,901
feared, was afraid of Imperfect past form of “temer.”
PO: Eu temia a tempestade.
EN: I was afraid of the storm.
Conjugation of temer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First temia —
Third temia —

Temia o pior.

I feared the worst.

Tom temia que ele pudesse ser demitido.

Tom was afraid he might be fired.

Fadil temia pelo futuro de Layla.

Fadil was worried about Layla's future.

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)

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.

Era o que eu temia.

That was what I feared.

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

Eu temia que isso pudesse ferir os sentimentos dela.

I was afraid that this might hurt her feelings.

Que Bhagat Singh chorou porque ele temia a morte.

That Bhagat Singh cried because he feared death.

Temia que tinha ido.

I was afraid he had gone.

— Oh Boy (2012)

O imperador temia os Atreides.

The emperor feared the Atreides.

— Duna (2021)

Tamanha era sua coragem que nada ele temia.

Such was his courage that he feared nothing.

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)

Todo mundo temia que algo de mau acontecesse.

Everyone feared that something bad 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)

Exatamente como o Pajé temia.

Exactly as the shaman feared.

— Uma História de Amor e Fúria (2013)

Temia nunca mais vê-la.

I was afraid I would never see her again.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

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)

Eu temia isso.

I feared this.

— Oppenheimer (2023)