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tenían miedo

were afraid

→ tener
phrase Rare #33,292
were afraid Imperfect past form of tener miedo. Often followed by de + noun or infinitive.
SP: Los niños tenían miedo de la tormenta.
EN: The children were afraid of the storm.

Ellos tenían miedo.

They were afraid.

Tenían miedo del maestro.

They were afraid of the teacher.

Dijeron que no tenían miedo de los contrabandistas.

They said they were not afraid of the smugglers.

Dijiste que las armas tenían miedo de tocarlo.

You said the weapons were afraid to touch him.

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)

No, porque tenían miedo de ofenderte.

No, because they were afraid of offending you.

— Pinocho (2019)

Tenían miedo.

They were afraid.

— Bacurau (2019)

Tom y Mary me dijeron que todavía tenían miedo.

Tom and Mary told me they were still scared.

Todos tenían miedo, menos yo.

Everyone was afraid, except me.