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1 scare away/off
(to make go away or stay away because of fear: The birds were scared away by the dog.) far fuggire, mettere in fuga -
2 scare away
scare off: scare away [sth., sb.], scare [sth., sb.] away1) (put off) scoraggiare, fare scappare (spaventando) [investors, customers]2) (drive away) mettere in fuga (spaventando) [animal, attacker]* * *(dog) mettere in fuga, (fig: subj: price) far scappare* * *scare off: scare away [sth., sb.], scare [sth., sb.] away1) (put off) scoraggiare, fare scappare (spaventando) [investors, customers]2) (drive away) mettere in fuga (spaventando) [animal, attacker] -
3 scare
I [skeə(r)]1) (fright) spavento m., paura f.to give sb. a scare — fare prendere uno spavento o fare paura a qcn
2) (alert)3) (rumour) voci f.pl. allarmisticheII 1. [skeə(r)]food, bomb scare — allarme alimentare, bomba
verbo transitivo spaventare, fare paura a2.to scare sb. into doing sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn. con l'intimidazione
* * *[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) spaventare2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) spavento2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) panico•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off* * *['skɛə(r)]1. nspavento, paurato give sb a scare — far prendere uno spavento a qn, mettere paura a qn
2. vtspaventare, impaurireto scare sb to death; scare sb stiff fam — spaventare qn a morte
•* * *scare /skɛə(r)/n.spavento; sgomento; sbigottimento; panico; spaghetto, strizza (fam.): to give sb. a scare, mettere (o fare) paura a q.● scare-heading (o scare headline), titolo allarmistico ( di giornale) □ scare moment, momento di panico □ scare story, notizia (o voce) allarmistica.(to) scare /skɛə(r)/v. t.spaventare; atterrire; sbigottire; sgomentare; impaurire● to scare away (o off), far fuggire (dallo spavento); mettere in fuga (spaventando); scoraggiare, far allontanare ( clienti, ecc.): The police scared away the kidnappers, la polizia ha messo in fuga i rapitori □ (fam.) to scare sb. stiff, spaventare a morte q. □ (fam.) to scare the hell out of sb., far prendere a q. una paura del diavolo □ (volg.) to scare the shit out of sb. (o to scare sb. shitless), fare in modo che q. se la faccia sotto per la paura; fare prendere una strizza a q. □ (fam. USA) to scare up, mettere insieme, improvvisare ( un pasto, ecc.); raggranellare, racimolare ( soldi, ecc.).* * *I [skeə(r)]1) (fright) spavento m., paura f.to give sb. a scare — fare prendere uno spavento o fare paura a qcn
2) (alert)3) (rumour) voci f.pl. allarmisticheII 1. [skeə(r)]food, bomb scare — allarme alimentare, bomba
verbo transitivo spaventare, fare paura a2.to scare sb. into doing sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn. con l'intimidazione
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4 scare off
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5 scare off vt + adv
(dog) mettere in fuga, (fig: subj: price) far scappare
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