were afraid
Dijeron que no tenían miedo de los contrabandistas.
They said they were not afraid of the smugglers.
No, porque tenían miedo de ofenderte.
No, because they were afraid of offending you.
— Pinocho (2019)
They were afraid of the teacher.
They were afraid.
Everyone was afraid, except me.
Tom y Mary me dijeron que todavía tenían miedo.
Tom and Mary told me they were still scared.
Dijiste que las armas tenían miedo de tocarlo.
You said the weapons were afraid to touch him.
— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)