What does teamă in Romanian mean?

What is the meaning of the word teamă in Romanian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use teamă in Romanian.

The word teamă in Romanian means fear, anxiety, teamă, frică, anxietate, aprehensiune, teamă, spaimă, teamă, spaimă, frică, teamă, teamă, frică, teamă, acrofobie, a-i fi teamă, a îngrozi, a se teme, cu teamă, cu frică, cu spaimă, neînfricat, intimidant, din cauză, de teamă să nu, hidrofobie, cu teamă, cu frică, de frică, de teamă, ca nu cumva să, Nu te teme!, fără frică, fără teamă, a se da înapoi de teamă, ipohondrie. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word teamă

fear, anxiety

teamă, frică

(fear)

Un sentiment de teamă (or: frică) l-a cuprins pe Robert când a auzit zgomote în casa goală.
A feeling of dread settled over Robert when he heard noises in the empty house.

anxietate

(uncountable (feeling of fear)

Vederea avioanelor de luptă pe cer i-a umplut pe oameni de neliniște.
The sight of the fighter jets in the sky filled the townspeople with anxiety.

aprehensiune, teamă, spaimă

(fearful anticipation)

Our apprehension grew worse when he failed to return on time.

teamă

(sth causing dread)

Diversele temeri îi țin pe părinți treji până noaptea târziu.
Parents' fears often keep them awake at night.

spaimă, frică, teamă

(sudden fright)

Am văzut spaima pe fața copiilor.
We could see the alarm in the children's faces.

teamă

(apprehension)

A suferit toată viața de teama de a nu da greș.
He suffered from a fear of failure all his life.

frică, teamă

(mainly US, slang (fear, nerves)

Rachel had a freakout when she looked at the exam paper; she ran out of the hall in tears.

acrofobie

(fear of heights)

a-i fi teamă

(scared)

Tremuri! Îți este teamă?
You're trembling! Are you afraid?

a îngrozi

(feel daunted by doing)

Mă îngrozește gândul de a ține discursuri.
I always dread giving speeches.

a se teme

(be afraid of)

Mi-e frică să nu fi avut un accident.
I fear that they were in an accident.

cu teamă, cu frică, cu spaimă

(with fear)

Sara eyed the shadow fearfully.

neînfricat

(without fear)

The great warrior went fearlessly into battle.

intimidant

(imposing)

The man had a tall, fearsome figure.

din cauză

(because of)

A plecat, de teamă să nu se râdă de el.
He left, for fear of being laughed at.

de teamă să nu

(fearing that)

She stayed home all week for fear that she would catch the swine flu.

hidrofobie

(irrational fear of water)

cu teamă, cu frică

(with terror)

The dog shrinks away in fear whenever someone raises their voice.

de frică, de teamă

(from terror)

The dog shivered in fear when the fireworks went off.

ca nu cumva să

(archaic, formal (for fear that)

I said naught lest they see my anger.

Nu te teme!

(do not worry) (imperativ)

Never fear! Superdog is here!

fără frică, fără teamă

(informal (certainly not, never)

Me, take up ski jumping? No fear of that happening!

a se da înapoi de teamă

(flinch: in fright)

He recoiled when I mentioned the amount he owed me.

ipohondrie

(hypochondria)

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