atrevía a

Hizo una pregunta que nadie se atrevía a hacer en la sala.

He asked a question that no one in the room dared to ask.

Mi madre no se atrevía a sacarme.

My mother didn't dare to take me out.

— El experimento (2001)

No me atrevía a hacerlo.

I didn't dare to do it.

El río estaba tan frío que nadie se atrevía a meterse.

The river was so cold that nobody dared to go in.

No me atrevía a tener esperanzas.

I didn't dare to have hope.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Tom no se atrevía a mirar a Mary.

Tom didn't dare look at Mary.