temer

Translation

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⇨ to fear

■ constr. to fear + (that)Temo que llegue tarde

I fear that he will be late

⇨ to be afraid of

Temo a la oscuridad

I'm afraid of the dark

⇨ to dread

me temo que

⇨ I'm afraid

Me temo que ya no podemos hacer nada para remediarlo

I'm afraid we can't do anything about it now

(Definition of temer v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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