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1 frighten
verb (to make (someone) afraid: She was frightened by a large dog.) assustar* * *fright.en[fr'aitən] vt+vi 1 amedrontar, meter medo a, atemorizar-se, aterrar, alarmar, espantar, assustar(-se), intimidar. 2 (seguido de away, off, out, into) afugentar, espantar. he frightened away the cat / ele espantou o gato. to be frightened (of) ter medo de. to frighten into convencer sob ameaça. to frighten one out of one’s wits fazer alguém perder a cabeça de medo. -
2 frighten
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3 frighten
verb (to make (someone) afraid: She was frightened by a large dog.) amedrontar -
4 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) dar um susto dos diabosEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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5 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) dar um susto dos diabosEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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6 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) fora de siEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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7 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) fora de siEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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8 to frighten into
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9 to frighten one out of one’s wits
to frighten one out of one’s witsfazer alguém perder a cabeça de medo.English-Portuguese dictionary > to frighten one out of one’s wits
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10 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) senso•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *wit1[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.————————wit2 -
11 fright
1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) susto2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) assustador•- frighten
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- frightful
- frightening
- frightfully
- take fright* * *[frait] n 1 medo, susto, pavor, espanto, terror, alarme. 2 espantalho, pessoa ou coisa de aspecto feio, grotesco ou ridículo. they got a fright, they took a fright at it assustaram-se. you look a perfect fright sl você tem um aspecto terrível. -
12 intimidate
[in'timideit](to frighten eg by threatening violence.) intimidar* * *in.tim.i.date[int'imideit] vt intimidar, assustar, atemorizar. -
13 scare
[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) assustar2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) susto2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) pânico•- scared- scarecrow
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- scare away/off* * *[skɛə] n susto, espanto, pânico. • vt+vi 1 espantar, assustar. 2 alarmar. -
14 terrorist
noun (a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence: The plane was hijacked by terrorists; ( also adjective) terrorist activities.) terrorista* * *ter.ror.ist[t'erərist] n terrorista. -
15 to have a ready wit
to have a ready witser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém. -
16 trick
[trik] 1. noun1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.)2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.)2. adjective(intended to deceive or give a certain illusion: trick photography.)- trickery- trickster
- tricky
- trickily
- trickiness
- trick question
- do the trick
- play a trick / tricks on
- a trick of the trade
- trick or treat!* * *[trik] n 1 engano, embuste, fraude, trapaça. none of your tricks with me / não tente lograr-me. 2 truque, malícia. 3 habilidade, artifício. he has a trick of finding / ele tem a habilidade de achar. 4 tramóia, peça, ardil. he did the trick / ele arrumou o negócio. he played me a dirty trick, he played a dirty trick upon me / ele me pregou uma peça. 5 travessura. 6 hábito, costume. she has tricks that remind me of him / ela tem costumes que me fazem lembrar, dele. 7 todas as cartas jogadas numa rodada. 8 tricks pl subterfúgios, artimanhas. she was up to his tricks / ela percebeu suas artimanhas. • vt+vi 1 enganar, lograr, iludir, pregar uma peça. 2 fazer mágica ou truques. 3 ornar, enfeitar. • adj mágico, relativo ao truque. by a trick of the eye por uma ilusão de óptica. to get/ learn the trick aprender o jeito, o truque. to trick into doing persuadir ou levar a fazer. to trick out, to trick up enfeitar. to trick out of desviar a atenção de, enganar, distrair. to trick with brincar, gracejar com. trick for trick na mesma moeda. tricks of law escapatórias da lei. tricks of memory ciladas da memória. -
17 scare stiff
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18 fright
1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) pavor, susto2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) pessoa medonha•- frighten - frightened - frightful - frightening - frightfully - take fright -
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20 scare
[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) assustar2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) susto2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) pânico•- scared- scarecrow - scaremonger - scare away/off
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