timere

to fear

Usages of timere

• Si tempestas in mari est, nautae magnum periculum timent.: If there is a storm at sea, the sailors fear great danger.
• Puer in horto timet.: The boy is afraid in the garden.
• Bellum in provincia timetur, sed pax mox speratur.: (War is feared in the province, but peace is soon hoped for.)
• Miles vigilat in oppido, nam timet bellum.: (The soldier keeps watch in the town, for he fears war.)
• Imperator pacem multum amat, sed miles bellum non timet.: (The emperor loves peace a lot, but the soldier does not fear war.)
• Puer gaudium amat et ridet, puella autem iram timet.: The boy loves joy and laughs, but the girl fears anger.
• Quamquam nox obscura est, mater sola non timet.: Although the night is dark, mother alone is not afraid.
• Magister discipulos vocat: "Nolite timere, pueri, et venite huc.": The teacher calls the students: "Do not be afraid, children, and come here."
• Multi homines pacem amant, sed populus interdum bellum non timet.: Many people love peace, but the people sometimes do not fear war.
• Puer paene veritatem dicit, sed timet.: The boy almost tells the truth, but he is afraid.
• Hieme avia frigus timet et domi manet.: In winter grandmother fears the cold and stays at home.
• Hieme puer frigus timet, sed tunicam calidam induit.: In winter the boy fears the cold, but he puts on a warm tunic.
• Pater dicit pacem servare melius esse quam bellum timere.: Father says that preserving peace is better than fearing war.
• Puer timidus ignem tangere non vult, quia se laedere timet.: The timid boy does not want to touch the fire, because he fears hurting himself.
• Mater timet ne filius in bibliotheca studium neglegat et tantum imagines spectet.: Mother fears that her son may neglect his studies in the library and only look at the pictures.
• Non timeo ne Lucia erret, quia semper animo attento magistram audit.: I do not fear that Lucia may make a mistake, because she always listens to the teacher with an attentive mind.
• Pater timet ne puer neglegens volumen suum iterum in horto relinquat.: Father fears that the careless boy may leave his scroll in the garden again.
• Discipulus notam malam timet, sed melius laborare conatur.: The student fears a bad mark, but tries to work better.
• Mater filiam hortatur ne ante iudicium veritatem timeat.: Mother encourages her daughter not to fear the truth before the trial.
• Bos cornu, quo portam paene tangit, tam magnum habet ut puer timeat.: The ox has a horn with which it almost touches the gate, so large that the boy is afraid.
• Servus dominum timet, sed veritatem tandem dicit.: The slave fears the master, but at last tells the truth.
• Nemo est qui tonitrum et fulgur non timeat.: There is no one who does not fear thunder and lightning.
• Si tempestas in mari est, nautae periculum maximum timent.: If there is a storm at sea, the sailors fear very great danger.
• Discipula respondet se mendacium dicere recusare, quamquam timet.: The student answers that she refuses to tell a lie, although she is afraid.
• Utinam frater meus minus timeat et veritatem aperte dicat.: If only my brother were less afraid and would speak the truth openly.
• Puer, quamquam timet, matri veritatem tandem dicit.: The child, although afraid, finally tells his mother the truth.
• Quaedam discipula omnino tacet, quia timet ne responsum peius det.: A certain female student is completely silent, because she fears that she may give a worse answer.
• Magistra discipulis narrat reum aequum iudicium sperare debere, non rumorem falsum timere.: The teacher tells the students that an accused person ought to hope for a fair trial, not fear a false rumor.
• Quo magis mater clementiam et misericordiam laudat, eo minus filia poenam severam timet.: The more mother praises clemency and mercy, the less the daughter fears a harsh punishment.
• Innocens veritatem timere non debet.: The innocent person ought not to fear the truth.
• Reus iudicium severum timet, sed iustitiam sperat.: The accused fears a harsh judgment, but hopes for justice.
• Quamquam rea timet, iudicium aequum sperat.: Although the accused woman is afraid, she hopes for a fair trial.
• Puer non iam timet, quia mater adest.: The boy is no longer afraid, because mother is here.
• Puer canem mitem tangit, quia eum non timet.: The boy touches the gentle dog, because he is not afraid of it.
• Puer tonitrum multum timet.: The boy greatly fears the thunder.

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