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1 espanto
m.1 fright (miedo).le tiene espanto a las arañas he's frightened of spiders2 horror, great fear, dread, terror.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: espantar.* * *1 (miedo) fright, dread, terror2 (asombro) astonishment, amazement\■ nos llovió de espanto the rain was dreadful, it was pouring down¡qué espanto! how awful!* * *noun m.fright, fear* * *SM1) (=susto) frightcurado 1., 3)2) (=amenaza) threat, menace3) LAm (=fantasma) ghost4) * [para exagerar]¡qué espanto! — how awful!
es un coche de espanto — it's a fabulous o tremendous car *
* * *1)a) ( miedo) fright, horrorb) ( uso hiperbólico)la noticia nos llenó de espanto — we were horrified o appalled at the news
qué espanto de mujer! — (fam) what a dreadful o frightful woman! (colloq)
hace un frío de espanto — (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq)
estar curado de espanto — (fam)
ya está curada de espanto — she's seen/heard it all before
2) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)* * *= terror.Ex. The idea was exquisite but full of terror.* * *1)a) ( miedo) fright, horrorb) ( uso hiperbólico)la noticia nos llenó de espanto — we were horrified o appalled at the news
qué espanto de mujer! — (fam) what a dreadful o frightful woman! (colloq)
hace un frío de espanto — (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq)
estar curado de espanto — (fam)
ya está curada de espanto — she's seen/heard it all before
2) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)* * *= terror.Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
* * *A1 (miedo) fright, horrortraía una expresión de espanto en el rostro he had a look of horror/fright on his face2(uso hiperbólico): la noticia nos llenó de espanto we were horrified o appalled at the newses un espanto ver cómo tratan a esos niños it's terrible o awful to see the way they treat those children¡qué espanto! how awful!, that's ( o that must have been etc) terrible!todos sus cuadros son un espanto ( fam); all his paintings are hideous o horrendous o ghastly ( colloq)a mí no me parece tan malo, será que ya estoy curada de espanto it doesn't seem so bad to me, I've seen plenty worse* * *
Del verbo espantar: ( conjugate espantar)
espanto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
espantó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
espantar
espanto
espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
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2 (fam) ( horrorizar) to horrify, appall( conjugate appall)
verbo intransitivoa) (fam) ( asustar):◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [ fantasma]:
espantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away;
[ caballo] to take fright, be startled
espanto sustantivo masculino
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b) ( uso hiperbólico):◊ la noticia nos llenó de espanto we were horrified o appalled at the news;
hace un frío de espanto (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq);
ya está curada de espanto (fam) she's seen/heard it all before
2 (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten
espanto sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) panic, fright: siento espanto cuando me mira, he makes me shudder when he looks at me
2 (impresión fuerte) shock: ver toda esa sangre fue un espanto, it was shocking to see all that blood
3 fam (terrible) dreadful, awful: la obra de teatro era un espanto, the play was awful
♦ Locuciones: familiar de espanto, dreadful, shocking
estar curado,-a de espanto, to be inured to something: a mí no me impresiona, estoy curada de espanto, it doesn't impress me, I've seen it all before
' espanto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
- execrable
English:
flail
- horrify
* * *espanto nm1. [miedo] fright;le tiene espanto a las arañas he's frightened o scared of spiders¡qué espanto! how terrible!;hacía un calor de espanto the heat was appallingtiene un novio que es un espanto she's got a boyfriend who's a real fright;¡qué espanto de traje! what a hideous o frightful suit!4. Am [fantasma] ghost* * *m1 ( susto) fright2 L.Am. ( fantasma) ghost3:nos llenó de espanto desagrado we were horrified;¡qué espanto! how awful!;de espanto terrible;estar curado de espanto(s) fam have seen it all before* * *espanto nm: fright, fear, horror* * *
См. также в других словарях:
susto — ► sustantivo masculino 1 Impresión repentina de miedo causada por una persona o cosa: ■ ¡vaya susto me he llevado al abrir la puerta! SINÓNIMO asombro sobresalto 2 Preocupación por el desenlace de una cosa que se teme o inquieta: ■ sólo pensar lo … Enciclopedia Universal
