► 名詞
恐れ [おそれ] [liter] meaning: danger rank: 2
☆ 堤防決壊の恐れが有る ⇨ There’s a fear, danger, of levee breach
恐れ [おそれ] [liter] meaning: fear rank: 2
☆ 私は不思議と何の恐れも感じなかった ⇨ Strangely I didn’t feel any fear
More examples:
- 損害は恐れていたほど酷くはなかった ⇨ The damage was not as bad as I had feared
- 誤解を恐れずに極言するならば… ⇨ If I use extreme expressions without a fear of being misunderstood …
- 恐れながらそれは無理であります ⇨ I’m afraid that it is impossible
- 彼は事件の発覚を恐れて目撃者を殺した ⇨ He killed the witness, fearing the crime would be exposed
- 恐れ入りますが、喫煙は止めて頂けますか ⇨ I am really sorry but could you please stop smoking
- 専門家は病気の大流行を恐れている (だいりゅうこう) ⇨ The experts are fearing a pandemic of the disease
- 試験は恐れていたより遥かに簡単で拍子抜けだった ⇨ The exam was much easier than I had feared and I felt I had worried too much for nothing
- 彼は騒ぎが大きくなることを恐れている ⇨ He is afraid that the scandal becomes bigger
- 皆彼を恐れて寄り付かない ⇨ Everybody is scared of him and won’t come near
- 天然痘は最も恐れられた病気の一つだ ⇨ The smallpox was one of the most feared diseases
- 彼等は新兵器の開発で敵に先を越されることを恐れている ⇨ They are afraid that the enemies could develop the new weapons before them
- 彼等はヤクザの仕返しを恐れている ⇨ They are afraid of retaliations by the mafia
- 天皇陛下にお前がそのような口を利くとは恐れ多い ⇨ It is utterly disrespectful of someone like you to say something like that to the esteemed emperor
- この方は恐れ多くも英国の女王なるぞ ⇨ This person is the esteemed queen of England who you must respect
- 頭を怪我している恐れのある人を揺すってはいけない ⇨ You must not shake someone who is suspected to have head injuries