le teme a

is afraid of

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phrase Uncommon #12,923
is afraid of The pronoun “le” refers to the person who is afraid; “a” introduces what they fear.
SP: Mi hermana le teme a las arañas.
EN: My sister is afraid of spiders.

La gente le teme a la guerra.

People are afraid of war.

Él le teme a su abuelo.

He is afraid of his grandfather.

Tom no le teme a la muerte.

Tom is not afraid of death.

El niño le teme a la oscuridad.

The child is afraid of the dark.

Y no me gusta un hombre que le teme a la calle.

And I don't like a man who is afraid of the street.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Un hombre mojado no le teme a la lluvia.

A wet man is not afraid of the rain.

Mi abuelo le teme a los perros.

My grandfather is afraid of dogs.

Tom no le teme a nada.

Tom isn't afraid of anything.

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.

María le teme a Dios.

Mary fears God.

Él le teme a los perros.

He is afraid of dogs.

El hombre le teme a los desastres como las inundaciones y los incendios.

Man fears disasters such as floods and fires.

Él no le teme a nada.

He is not afraid of anything.

Tom no le teme a experimentar.

Tom isn’t afraid to experiment.

Tom le teme a morir.

Tom is afraid of dying.

María le teme a las arañas.

Maria is afraid of spiders.