Grammatical class

Verb

craindre

(transitive) to fear

Details

Syllables

crain-dre

Phonetics

kʁɛ̃dʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

2732

Freq. (movies)

2322

Freq. (news)

3622

Sentences

J’ai perdu mon portefeuille. — Merde, ça craint.

I've lost my wallet. — Shit, that sucks.

A1

Il n'y a rien à craindre.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

A1

Nous n'avons rien à craindre.

We don't have anything to worry about.

A1

Tu n'as plus rien à craindre.

You have nothing to fear anymore.

A1

Il n'y a plus rien à craindre.

There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.

A1

Je n'ai rien à craindre.

I have nothing to fear.

A2

Honnêtement, il n'y a rien à craindre.

Honestly, there's nothing to worry about.

A2

Tu n'as rien à craindre.

You've got nothing to be afraid of.

B1

Il est trop stupide pour craindre le danger.

He is too dumb to fear danger.

B1

Il est plus cruel de craindre la mort que de mourir.

It is more cruel to fear death than to die.

B1

La seule chose à craindre, c'est la crainte elle-même.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

B1

Craindre l'amour, c'est craindre la vie et ceux qui craignent la vie sont déjà aux trois quarts morts.

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

B2