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1 frighten off
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2 frighten
['fraɪtn]vtprzestraszać (przestraszyć perf), przerażać (przerazić perf)Phrasal Verbs:* * *verb (to make (someone) afraid: She was frightened by a large dog.) przestraszyć -
3 scare
[skɛə(r)] 1. n( fright)2. vtto give sb a scare — napędzać (napędzić perf) komuś strachu or stracha; ( public fear) panika f
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) przestraszyć2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) strach2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) popłoch•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off
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frighten off — phrasal verb frighten away or frighten off [transitive] Word forms frighten away : present tense I/you/we/they frighten away/off he/she/it frightens away/off present participle frightening away/off past tense frightened away/off past participle… … English dictionary
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frighten off — see frighten away … English dictionary
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frighten away — verb cause to lose courage (Freq. 1) dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑scare off, ↑pall, ↑frighten off, ↑scare away, ↑scare … Useful english dictionary