is afraid of
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)
Mi abuelo le teme a los perros.
My grandfather is afraid of dogs.
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.