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le tenía miedo a

was afraid of

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was afraid of Used with a person, thing, or action after a. The indirect object pronoun le can change depending on who is afraid.
SP: De niño, le tenía miedo a la tormenta.
EN: As a child, I was afraid of storms.

El niño le tenía miedo a la oscuridad.

The boy was afraid of the dark.

Andersen también le tenía miedo a los perros.

Andersen was also afraid of dogs.

Le tenía miedo a su esposa.

He was afraid of his wife.

Pero me di cuenta entonces que no le tenía miedo a nada.

But then I realized that I wasn't afraid of anything.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Tom le tenía miedo a nadar.

Tom was afraid of swimming.

Le tenía miedo a mi padre.

I was afraid of my father.

Él le tenía miedo a la oscuridad.

He was afraid of the dark.

Tom me dijo que no le tenía miedo a Mary.

Tom told me he wasn't afraid of Mary.