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.
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