New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: feel for · fend for · head for · read for · hear from · reach for · speak for · bear on · care for · fall for

fear for

(v + prep) TRANSITIVEhe fears for the future of his business tá sé buartha faoina bhfuil i ndán dá ghnó, tá imní air faoina bhfuil i ndán dá ghnóI fear greatly for their safety tá mé an-bhuartha faoina sábháilteacht → see fear

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for fear (also from fear, out of fear)I didn't say anything for fear of annoying him ní dúirt mé dada ar eagla go gcuirfinn isteach air, ní dúirt mé faic ar fhaitíos go gcuirfinn isteach airfrom fear of the pain le heagla roimh an bpian, ar eagla na péinehe did it out of fear le heagla a rinne sé é, le tréan eagla a rinne sé é, le teann eagla a rinne sé éthe dog is being aggressive out of fear faitíos is cúis leis an madra a bheith trodach
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in fear of your life (also in fear for your life)he was in fear of his life bhí eagla a anama air
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fears grew for the safety of the teenager mhéadaigh ar an imní faoi shábháilteacht an déagóra
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I did it for fear of being left out rinne mé é ar eagla go bhfágfaí ar leataobh mé
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I couldn't speak for the fear bhain an eagla an chaint díom, ní fhéadfainn labhairt ar mhéad is a bhí d'eagla orm
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fears were growing for her safety bhí ag méadú ar an imní faoina sábháilteacht

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