ENGLISH IDIOMS: for fear of

in #persian7 years ago

for fear of

از ترسِ …

(Due to being afraid of)

Yesterday I had a bad cold and stayed home for fear of infecting my colleagues.

دیروز سرماخوردگی بدی داشتم و در خانه ماندم از ترس اینکه همکارانم را آلوده کنم.

مثال دیگر:

“I durst not laugh for fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air.” (Shakespeare)

«جرئت نمی‌کنم بخندم از ترس اینکه لب‌هایم را باز کنم و هوای بد را تنفس کنم.» (ویلیام شکسپیر، ژولیوس سزار)

دقت کنید که از اصطلاح in fear of نیز می‌توان استفاده کرد، ولی معنای آن «با ترس از …» است:

We walked quietly, in fear of being discovered by the guards.

ما به آهستگی راه می‌رفتیم و می‌ترسیدیم که نگهبان‌ها ما را پیدا کنند.


This post is part of a series on English idioms for Persian speakers. You can find the other entries under the tag [ #idioms-tutorial ].

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