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m frightmi sono preso uno spavento I got a fright* * *spavento s.m. fright; fear; terror: tremava di spavento, he was trembling with fear; fare spavento a qlcu., to give s.o. a fright (o to frighten s.o.); che spavento mi hai fatto ( prendere)!, what a fright you gave me!; il mio istruttore di sci è brutto da fare spavento, my ski instructor is as ugly as sin; questo quadro è un vero spavento, this picture is really awful // morire dallo spavento, to die of fright (o to be scared to death).* * *[spa'vɛnto]sostantivo maschile1) (paura) fright, scare, fear U, dread Ufare prendere uno spavento a qcn. — to give sb. a fright
prendersi uno spavento — to have o get a fright o scare
che spavento! — how frightful o scary!
2) colloq. (persona o cosa molto brutta) fright* * *spavento/spa'vεnto/sostantivo m.1 (paura) fright, scare, fear U, dread U; paralizzato dallo spavento paralyzed with fright; fare prendere uno spavento a qcn. to give sb. a fright; prendersi uno spavento to have o get a fright o scare; che spavento! how frightful o scary! sei conciato da fare spavento you look a sight dressed like that2 colloq. (persona o cosa molto brutta) fright. -
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