ellos temen

fear

ˈt e m e n → temer
tem fear + en 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Uncommon #19,803
fear
SP: Muchos niños temen a la oscuridad.
EN: Many children fear the dark.
Conjugation of temer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First temo tememos
Second temes —
Third teme temen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First temo tememos
Second temes —
Third teme temen

Niños quemados temen al fuego.

Burned children fear fire.

Tom y Mary temen a John.

Tom and Mary are afraid of John.

Muchos mineros temen que la mina se cierre dentro de poco.

Many miners fear that the mine will close soon.

Las ranas les temen a las serpientes.

Frogs are afraid of snakes.

Ellos lo temen como a una plaga.

They fear him like a plague.

— Stalker (1979)

Temen que pueda estar muerto.

They fear he may be dead.

Esos hombres sí que ya no le temen a nada.

Those men are truly fearless.

— El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966)

Aquel que no le teme a nada es tan poderoso como aquel a quien todos temen.

He who fears nothing is as powerful as he whom everyone fears.

Ellos les temen a los dioses.

They fear the gods.

Los niños me temen.

The children are afraid of me.

Tom y Mary no temen a John.

Tom and Mary aren't afraid of John.

Perfecto para los chavales blancos de pasta que temen a las agujas.

Perfect for rich white kids who are afraid of needles.

— American Gangster (2007)

Todos le temen al tiempo.

Everyone fears time.

Argelia es el tipo de país con el que otras naciones temen comprometerse.

Algeria is the kind of country other nations are afraid to engage with.

Aquí todos te temen.

Everyone here is afraid of you.

Temen más el socialismo, que el fascismo.

They fear socialism more than fascism.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Como ves, estos curas no temen al diablo.

As you can see, these priests are not afraid of the devil.

— La dolce vita (1960)

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