feared, were afraid
Nos lo temíamos.
We feared as much.
Temíamos que no pudieran lograrlo.
We were afraid they wouldn't be able to do it.
— La Grande Vadrouille (1966)
Es lo que temíamos.
It’s what we feared.
— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)
Justo ayer hablábamos de eso y hoy pasa exactamente lo que temíamos que podía pasar.
We were just talking about that yesterday, and today exactly what we feared might happen has happened.
No le temíamos a nada.
We weren't afraid of anything.
— Yo vi al diablo (2010)
Exactamente como temíamos.
Exactly as we feared.
— Dangal (2016)
Temíamos lo peor.
We feared the worst.