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tienen miedo

are afraid of; are scared of

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phrase Uncommon #15,915
are afraid of; are scared of Usually followed by de, a, or al before what they fear. The phrase is often used with a direct object pronoun like le in some constructions, but the exact form depends on the sentence.
SP: Algunas personas tienen miedo de las arañas.
EN: Some people are afraid of spiders.

Ellas no tienen miedo.

They are not afraid.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Tienen miedo.

They are afraid.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

Ellos no le tienen miedo a la muerte.

They aren't afraid of death.

Todos tienen miedo del tiempo.

Everyone is afraid of time.

Los niños me tienen miedo.

The children are afraid of me.

Los animales tienen miedo del fuego.

Animals are afraid of fire.

Le tienen miedo.

They’re afraid of him.

— Carandiru (2003)

Los gatos le tienen miedo al agua.

Cats are afraid of water.

Tienen miedo de mí.

They are afraid of me.

Todos tienen miedo de mí.

Everyone is afraid of me.

— System crasher (2019)

Las mujeres me tienen miedo.

Women are afraid of me.

Y todos tienen miedo a él.

And everyone is afraid of him.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Los pájaros no tienen miedo.

Birds are not afraid.

— El castillo en el cielo (1986)

Tienen miedo a morir.

They are afraid of dying.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Algunos animales le tienen miedo al fuego.

Some animals are afraid of fire.

Todos tienen miedo.

Everyone is afraid.

Ellos nos tienen miedo.

They are afraid of us.

Los perros tienen miedo a las serpientes.

Dogs are afraid of snakes.

Tom y Mary se tienen miedo.

Tom and Mary are afraid of each other.

Me tienen miedo.

They are afraid of me.

Los que son delincuentes, tienen miedo, carajo.

Those who are criminals are afraid, damn it.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Estos hombres tienen miedo.

These men are afraid.

— Hamnet (2025)