scared

effrayé, apeuré

Qui a peur parce qu'il pense qu'une chose mauvaise ou dangereuse peut arriver.

En anglais simple : Feeling afraid because you think something bad or dangerous may happen.

• I’m scared of spiders.
• The children looked scared when the lights went out.
• Are you scared to tell him the truth?

Comment l'utiliser : scared of someone/something (My brother is scared of dogs.); scared to do something (She was scared to walk home alone.); scared that… (I was scared that I might fall.)

Synonymes : afraid, frightened, fearful

Contraires : unafraid, fearless

Expressions courantes : scared of something, scared to death, really scared