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81 peur
peur [pœʀ]feminine noun• j'ai bien peur/très peur qu'il ne pleuve I'm afraid/very much afraid it's going to rain• il va échouer ? -- j'en ai (bien) peur is he going to fail? -- I'm afraid he is• il a eu plus de peur que de mal he was more frightened than hurt► faire peur à qn ( = intimider) to frighten sb ; ( = causer une frayeur à) to give sb a fright* * *pœʀnom féminin gén fear; ( soudaine) fright, scareêtre mort or vert (colloq) de peur — to be scared to death
il n'a peur de rien — lit he's not afraid of anything, he's fearless
il veut courir le marathon sans s'être préparé? il n'a pas peur! — (colloq) he wants to run the marathon without having trained? he's being very optimistic!
n'ayez pas peur — ( ne soyez pas effrayé) don't be afraid; ( ne vous inquiétez pas) don't worry
maigre or d'une maigreur à faire peur — terribly thin
il est poli ça fait peur! — (colloq) iron he's not exactly the most polite man in the world!
* * *pœʀ nfIl a peur du noir. — He's afraid of the dark.
Elle a peur d'y aller toute seule. — She's frightened of going on her own.
J'ai peur qu'il ne soit trop tard. — I'm afraid it might be too late.
J'ai peur qu'il ne vienne pas. — I'm afraid he won't come., I'm afraid he might not come
J'ai peur qu'il ne vienne. — I'm afraid he might come.
Cet homme-là me fait peur. — That man frightens me.
* * *peur nf gén fear; ( soudaine) fright, scare; la peur de l'inconnu/de la mort/du ridicule fear of the unknown/of death/of ridicule; être mort or vert de peur to be scared to death; être pris de or prendre peur to take fright; une peur panique s'empara de lui he was panic-stricken; vivre dans la peur de to live in fear ou dread of; avoir peur to be afraid ou scared ou frightened (de of); avoir peur que to be afraid that; il a peur des chiens/de son père/de sa femme/du chômage he's afraid ou frightened of dogs/of his father/of his wife/of unemployment; j'ai eu une de ces peurs! I got such a scare!, I got ou had a terrible fright; elle a peur de prendre l'avion/mourir she's afraid of flying/dying; je n'ai qu'une peur, c'est qu'il pleuve I 'm only afraid of one thing, that it will rain; j'ai (bien) peur qu'il ne soit trop tard! I'm afraid it may be too late!; j'en ai bien peur I'm afraid so; j'ai toujours peur qu'il ait un accident I'm always afraid that he'll have an accident; il n'a peur de rien lit he's not afraid of anything, he's fearless; iron he knows no shame; il veut courir le marathon sans s'être préparé? il n'a pas peur! he wants to run the marathon without having trained? he's being very optimistic!; il n'a pas peur de se contredire/se ridiculiser it doesn't seem to worry him if he contradicts himself/makes a fool of himself; n'ayez pas peur ( ne soyez pas effrayé) don't be afraid; ( ne vous inquiétez pas) don't worry; avoir peur pour qn to be afraid for sb; avoir plus de peur que de mal to be more frightened than hurt; faire peur à qn to frighten ou scare sb; il s'amuse à faire peur aux petits enfants he enjoys frightening ou scaring small children; tu ne me fais pas peur! I'm not afraid ou frightened of you!; je ne t'ai pas entendu entrer, tu m'as fait peur I didn't hear you coming in, you gave me a fright ou a scare; le bruit a fait peur aux biches qui se sont enfuies the noise frightened the deer away; être laid à faire peur to be hideously ugly; maigre or d'une maigreur à faire peur terribly thin; le travail ne nous fait pas peur we're not afraid of hard work; trois heures de marche ça ne me fait pas peur! I'm not afraid of a three-hour walk!; il est poli/généreux ça fait peur○! iron he's not exactly the most polite/generous man in the world; de or par peur de for fear of; il n'a rien dit de peur de le contrarier he said nothing for fear of annoying him ou lest he annoy him sout; il l'a tuée de peur qu'elle ne parle he killed her for fear that she might talk ou lest she talk; ⇒ bleu.[pɶr] nom fémininavoir peur to be afraid ou frightened ou scaredje n'ai qu'une peur, c'est de les décevoir my one fear is that I might disappoint themon a sonné tard, j'ai eu une de ces peurs! (familier) someone rang the doorbell late at night and it gave me a terrible fright!avoir peur d'un rien to scare easily, to be easily frightenedavoir grand-peur to be very much afraid ou frightened ou scareda. [ne t'effraie pas] don't be afraidb. [ne t'inquiète pas] don't worryça va, tu n'as pas besoin d'avoir peur! don't you worry about that!, there's nothing to be afraid of!il double dans le virage, il n'a pas peur, lui au moins! overtaking on the bend, he's certainly got some nerve!le travail ne lui fait pas peur he's not workshy ou afraid of hard workboiter/loucher à faire peur to have a dreadful limp/squintprendre peur to get frightened, to take frightêtre pris de peur to be gripped by fear, to be overcome with fear, to take frightêtre mort ou vert de peur to be frightened out of one's witsça fait peur! (familier & ironique) : tu as l'air content, ça fait peur! you don't exactly look beside yourself with joy!2. [phobie] fearavoir peur de l'eau/du noir to be afraid of water/of the dark————————dans la peur de locution prépositionnellevivre dans la peur de quelque chose to live in fear (and trembling (littéraire)) ou in dread of something————————de peur de locution prépositionnelleje ne disais rien de peur de lui faire du mal I said nothing for fear that I might ou in case I hurt her————————de peur que locution conjonctivepar peur de locution prépositionnelle————————sans peur locution adverbiale -
82 effaroucher
effaroucher [efaʀu∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbto frighten ; ( = choquer) to shock2. reflexive verb* * *efaʀuʃe
1.
1) ( faire fuir) to frighten [something] away [personne, animal]2) ( inquiéter) to alarm
2.
s'effaroucher verbe pronominal to take fright (de, à at)* * *efaʀuʃe vt[animal] to frighten away, to scare away, [personne] to alarm, to scare* * *effaroucher verb table: aimerA vtrB s'effaroucher vpr to take fright (de, à at).[efaruʃe] verbe transitif[intimider] to frighten away ou off, to scare away ou offil s'approcha doucement pour ne pas effaroucher le cheval he approached quietly so as not to frighten the horse————————s'effaroucher verbe pronominal intransitif[prendre peur] to take frights'effaroucher de to shy at, to take fright at -
83 изплашвам
frighten, scare, alarm, give (s.o.) a frightизплашвам се be frightened/scared/alarmed (от at), take fright/alarm, be seized with fear/alarmтя страшно се изплаши she was scared/frightened out of her wits, she was scared to death* * *изпла̀швам,гл. frighten, scare, alarm, give (s.o.) a fright; разг. spook; put (s.o.) into funk;\изплашвам се be frightened/scared/alarmed (от at), take fright/alarm, be seized with fear/alarm; разг. get the wind up; тя страшно се изплаши she was scared/frightened out of her wits, she was scared to death.* * *affray; affright; frighten: She was изплашвамd to death. - Тя се изплаши до смърт.; startle* * *1. frighten, scare, alarm, give (s.o.) a fright 2. ИЗПЛАШВАМ ce be frightened/ scared/alarmed (от at), take fright/alarm, be seized with fear/alarm 3. тя страшно се изплаши she was scared/frightened out of her wits, she was scared to death -
84 Schreck
m; -(e)s, kein Pl. fright; er hat einen Schreck bekommen he got a fright, it gave him a fright; (es hat ihm Angst gemacht) auch it gave him ( oder he got) quite a scare; krieg keinen Schreck don’t be scared; umg. (stör dich nicht daran) don’t be too shocked; vor Schreck wie gelähmt sein be scared stiff; sich von dem Schreck erholen recover from the fright; ein freudiger / süßer Schreck a thrill of joy / delight; ach, du Schreck! umg. goodness!, oh no!; Schreck, lass nach! umg. spare me!; einjagen, auch Schrecken* * *der Schreckshock; fright; fear; horror; scariness; terror* * *Schrẹck [ʃrɛk]m -s, (rare) -efright, scare; (= Schreckfigur) terrorvor Schreck — in fright; zittern with fright
mir sitzt or steckt der Schreck noch in den or allen Gliedern or Knochen — my knees are still like jelly (inf)
ach du Schreck! (inf) — (oh) crumbs! (inf), blast! (inf)
(o) Schreck, lass nach! (hum inf) — for goodness sake! (inf), for heaven's sake! (inf)
* * *der1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) scare2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) start* * *<-s>[ʃrɛk]jdm sitzt [o steckt] der \Schreck noch in allen Gliedern [o Knochen] sb's legs are still like jelly fam\Schreck lass nach! (hum fam) for goodness sake!auf den \Schreck [hin] to get over the frightvor \Schreck with fright* * *der; Schreck[e]s, Schrecke fright; scare; (Schock) shockjemandem einen Schreck einjagen — give somebody a fright or scare/shock
vor Schreck — with fright; < run away> in one's fright
ach du Schreck! — (ugs.) oh my God!
[oh] Schreck, lass nach! — (scherzh.) God help us!; oh no, not that!
* * *er hat einen Schreck bekommen he got a fright, it gave him a fright; (es hat ihm Angst gemacht) auch it gave him ( oder he got) quite a scare;krieg keinen Schreck don’t be scared; umg (stör dich nicht daran) don’t be too shocked;vor Schreck wie gelähmt sein be scared stiff;sich von dem Schreck erholen recover from the fright;ein freudiger/süßer Schreck a thrill of joy/delight;ach, du Schreck! umg goodness!, oh no!;* * *der; Schreck[e]s, Schrecke fright; scare; (Schock) shockjemandem einen Schreck einjagen — give somebody a fright or scare/shock
vor Schreck — with fright; < run away> in one's fright
ach du Schreck! — (ugs.) oh my God!
[oh] Schreck, lass nach! — (scherzh.) God help us!; oh no, not that!
* * *-e m.fear n.fright n.scariness n. -
85 espantar
v.1 to frighten or scare away.espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tailEl monstruo espanta a los chicos The monster frightens the kids.2 to frighten, to scare.3 to appall, to shock.4 to chase away, to shoo off, to shoo out, to beat.El granjero espantó a los cuervos The farmer chased away the crows.5 to be frightening, to be scary, to be frightful, to inspire fear.Esa vieja casa espanta That old house is frightening.* * *1 (asustar) to frighten, scare, scare off2 (ahuyentar) to frighten away1 (asustarse) to be frightened, be scared2 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be astonished* * *1. VT1) (=asustar) [gen] to frighten, scare; [haciendo huir] to frighten off o away, scare off o awayel ruido espantó a las reses — the noise frightened o scared the cattle
espantó a los perros con una escoba — she frightened the dogs off o away with a broom
con ese genio espanta a todas las chicas — with that temper of his he frightens o scares all the girls (off o away)
2) (=horrorizar) to horrify, appalle espantaba la idea de tener que ir solo — he was horrified o appalled at the thought of having to go on his own
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten awayc) ( apartar de si)2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*2.le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
espantar via) (fam) ( asustar)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma3.espantarse v pron1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled* * *= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.Ex. Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.----* espantarse = shy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten awayc) ( apartar de si)2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*2.le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
espantar via) (fam) ( asustar)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma3.espantarse v pron1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled* * *= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.* espantarse = shy.* * *espantar [A1 ]vtA1 (ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten awaycon ese peinado lo vas a espantar al pobre ( fam); with that hairstyle you'll frighten o scare the poor guy off ( colloq)3 (apartar de sí) ‹sueño/pena/miedo›se tomó un café para espantar el sueño she had a coffee to stop herself from falling asleep o to keep herself awakecantando se espantan las penas by singing you drive your troubles away o keep your troubles at bayespanta de ti esos malos pensamientos drive those evil thoughts out of your mind, rid yourself of those evil thoughts ( liter)le era imposible espantar el miedo que sentía he could not drive away o shake off his feeling of fearB ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*le espanta la idea de vivir allí the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him■ espantarvi1 ( fam)2A1 «pájaro/peces» to get frightened away2 «caballo» to take fright, be startled, spook ( AmE)B ( fam) (uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalledse va a espantar cuando lo sepa she'll be horrified o appalled when she finds out* * *
espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
1
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
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
' espantar' also found in these entries:
English:
scare
- frighten
* * *♦ vt1. [ahuyentar] to frighten o scare away;espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tail;RDom Famespantar la mula to split2. [asustar] to frighten, to scare;Famel loco de mi hermano me espanta a todos los novios my crazy brother frightens off o scares away all my boyfriends3. [pasmar] to appal, to shock;sus costumbres espantarían a cualquier occidental their customs would appal any Westernerno conseguía espantar el fantasma de los celos she couldn't rid herself of the jealousy she felt♦ vi1. [asustar] to be frightening;esa casa espanta sólo de verla that house is frightening just to look at* * *v/t1 ( asustar) frighten, scare2 ( ahuyentar) frighten away, shoo away3 fam ( horrorizar) horrify, appall* * *espantar vtasustar: to scare, to frighten* * *espantar vb1. (ahuyentar) to scare away / to frighten away¡espanta las moscas! shoo the flies away!2. (causar miedo) to scare / to frightenle espanta la oscuridad he's afraid of the dark / he's scared of the dark -
86 erschrecken
n; -s, kein Pl. fright, scare* * *to frighten; to horrify; to alarm; to appall; to dismay; to terrify; to appal; to scare; to startle* * *Er|schrẹ|cken [Eɐ'ʃrɛkn]nt -s, no plfright, shock* * *1) (to make (someone) afraid: She was frightened by a large dog.) frighten2) (to become frightened usually suddenly and quickly: She took fright and ran away.) take fright3) (to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) scare4) (to give a shock or surprise to: The sound startled me.) startle5) (to make very frightened: She was terrified by his appearance.) terrify* * *Er·schre·ckennt kein pl fear, terror* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein be startledIIvor etwas (Dat.) od. über etwas (Akk.) erschrecken — be startled by something
transitives Verb frighten; scareIIIunregelmäßiges oder regelmäßiges reflexives Verb get a fright* * *jemanden zu Tode erschrecken frighten sb out of his ( oder her) wits, frighten sb to death;du hast mich zu Tode erschreckt auch you gave me the fright of my life, I nearly jumped out of my skinerschrecken2 v/i; erschrickt, erschrak, ist erschrocken get a fright ( oder shock); (zusammenfahren) jump, start;er erschrickt beim leisesten Geräusch the slightest noise frightens him, he jumps at the slightest noise;erschrick nicht! ich bin’s nur don’t be frightened!; gleich wird’s kalt it’s nothing to worry about; er sieht sehr krank aus I think I’d better warn you, you’d better prepare yourself; it may be a shocksich zu Tode erschrecken get the fright of one’s life, be frightened out of one’s wits;er hat sich ganz schön erschrocken he got quite a fright, it gave him quite a fright ( oder scare)* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein be startledIIvor etwas (Dat.) od. über etwas (Akk.) erschrecken — be startled by something
transitives Verb frighten; scareIIIunregelmäßiges oder regelmäßiges reflexives Verb get a fright* * *n.fright n. -
87 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
1
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
1
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* * * -
88 Erschrecken
n; -s, kein Pl. fright, scare* * *to frighten; to horrify; to alarm; to appall; to dismay; to terrify; to appal; to scare; to startle* * *Er|schrẹ|cken [Eɐ'ʃrɛkn]nt -s, no plfright, shock* * *1) (to make (someone) afraid: She was frightened by a large dog.) frighten2) (to become frightened usually suddenly and quickly: She took fright and ran away.) take fright3) (to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) scare4) (to give a shock or surprise to: The sound startled me.) startle5) (to make very frightened: She was terrified by his appearance.) terrify* * *Er·schre·ckennt kein pl fear, terror* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein be startledIIvor etwas (Dat.) od. über etwas (Akk.) erschrecken — be startled by something
transitives Verb frighten; scareIIIunregelmäßiges oder regelmäßiges reflexives Verb get a fright* * ** * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein be startledIIvor etwas (Dat.) od. über etwas (Akk.) erschrecken — be startled by something
transitives Verb frighten; scareIIIunregelmäßiges oder regelmäßiges reflexives Verb get a fright* * *n.fright n. -
89 säikähtää
yks.nom. säikähtää; yks.gen. säikähdän; yks.part. säikähti; yks.ill. säikähtäisi; mon.gen. säikähtäköön; mon.part. säikähtänyt; mon.ill. säikähdettiinbe frightened (verb)be scared (verb)be startled (verb)get a fright (verb)get cold feet (verb)startle (verb)take fright (verb)* * *• get cold feet• be frightened• be scared• get a fright• scare• startle• take fright• be startled -
90 atemorizar
v.to frighten.* * *1 to frighten, scare1 to be frightened, be scared* * *verbto frighten, scare* * *1.VT to frighten, scare2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (liter) < persona> to frighten, intimidate; <barrio/población> to terrorize2.atemorizarse v pron (liter) to take fright (liter)* * *= terrorise [terrorize, -USA], terrify, spook.Ex. Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.Ex. The purpose of terrorism is to terrify.Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.----* atemorizarse = wuss out, scare + Reflexivo.* * *1.verbo transitivo (liter) < persona> to frighten, intimidate; <barrio/población> to terrorize2.atemorizarse v pron (liter) to take fright (liter)* * *= terrorise [terrorize, -USA], terrify, spook.Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.
Ex: The purpose of terrorism is to terrify.Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.* atemorizarse = wuss out, scare + Reflexivo.* * *atemorizar [A4 ]vt( liter):no logró atemorizarlo con sus amenazas she didn't succeed in frightening o intimidating him with her threatsla pandilla de matones había atemorizado al barrio the gang of thugs had terrorized the neighborhoodtenía a los vecinos atemorizados his neighbors lived in fear of him o were terrified of him* * *
atemorizar ( conjugate atemorizar) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹ persona› to frighten, intimidate;
‹barrio/población› to terrorize
atemorizar verbo transitivo to frighten, scare
' atemorizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicar
- intimidar
* * *♦ vtto frighten;quieren atemorizarnos con sus atrocidades they want to intimidate us with their barbaric acts* * *v/t frighten* * *atemorizar {21} vt: to frighten, to intimidate -
91 плаша
frighten, scare(пропъждам птица, жи-вотно) scare away(сплашвам) intimidate(заплашвам) threatenположението на болния ги плаши they are alarmed by the condition of the patientнищо не го плаши he is afraid of nothingплаша гаргите шег. try to look fearful(за кон) shy (от at)защо се плашите? what are you afraid of?* * *пла̀ша,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. пла̀шил frighten, scare; ( пропъждам птица, животно) scare away; ( сплашвам) intimidate, bully; ( заплашвам) threaten; положението на болния ги плаши they are alarmed by the condition of the patient;\плаша се be frightened/startled (от at, by), take fright, be afraid (of); flinch (from); (за кон) shy (от at); • \плаша гаргите шег. try to look fearful.* * *frighten: be плаша ed of - плаша се от; scare: Do not scare your sister with these ghost stories. - Не плаши сестра си с тези разкази за призраци.; be afraid (се): He is плаша of nothing. - Той не се плаши от нищо.; boggle* * *1. (за кон) shy (от at) 2. (заплашвам) threaten 3. (пропъждам птица, жи-вотно) scare away 4. (сплашвам) intimidate 5. II ПЛАША ce be frightened/startled (от at, by), take fright, be afraid (of) 6. frighten, scare 7. ПЛАША гаргите шег. try to look fearful 8. защо се плашите? what are you afraid of? 9. нищо не го плаши he is afraid of nothing 10. положението на болния ги плаши they are alarmed by the condition of the patient -
92 espantado
adj.frightened, scared, terrified.past part.past participle of spanish verb: espantar.* * *ADJ1) (=asustado) frightened, scared, terrified2) LAm (=muy asustado) sick with fear* * *- da adjetivoa) ( asustado) frightened, scaredb) ( uso hiperbólico) horrified, appalledquedé espantado con su vocabulario — I was horrified o appalled at his language
* * *= awestruck, spooked.Ex. I remain awestruck by the advances in information technology in libraries.Ex. The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( asustado) frightened, scaredb) ( uso hiperbólico) horrified, appalledquedé espantado con su vocabulario — I was horrified o appalled at his language
* * *= awestruck, spooked.Ex: I remain awestruck by the advances in information technology in libraries.
Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.* * *espantado -da1 (asustado) frightened, scaredestaban lívidos y espantados they looked pale and frightened o scaredsalieron espantados cuando vieron a la policía they ran off in fright when they saw the police2 (uso hiperbólico) horrified, appalledquedaron espantados con su vocabulario they were horrified o appalled at his language* * *
Del verbo espantar: ( conjugate espantar)
espantado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
espantado
espantar
espantado◊ -da adjetivo
espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
1
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
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
* * *espantado, -a adj1. [asustado] frightened, scared;huyó espantado he fled in fright2. [pasmado] appalled, shocked;sus malos modales me tenían espantado I was appalled at his bad manners -
93 Schreck
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94 spaventare
frighten, scare* * *spaventare v.tr. to frighten, to scare: ah sei tu, mi hai fatto spaventare!, oh, it's you, you gave me a fright!; l'idea di un viaggio così lungo mi spaventa, the idea of such a long journey frightens me.◘ spaventarsi v.intr.pron. to be frightened, to get* frightened, to be scared, to get* scared: non spaventarti, don't be frightened; si spaventò a morte, he was scared to death.* * *[spaven'tare]1. vtto frighten, scare2. vip (spaventarsi)to become frightened, become scared, be scared* * *[spaven'tare] 1.verbo transitivo to frighten, to scare2.verbo pronominale spaventarsi to get* frightened, to get* scared, to take* fright* * *spaventare/spaven'tare/ [1]to frighten, to scareII spaventarsi verbo pronominaleto get* frightened, to get* scared, to take* fright. -
95 пугать
несовер. - пугать;
совер. - пугнуть, испугать( кого-л./что-л.)
1) frighten, scare
2) (кем-л./чем-л.) (угрожать) intimidate;
threaten( with), испугать (вн.) frighten (smb.), alarm( smb.) ;
сов. тж. startle( smb.), give* (smb.) a fright;
(угрожать) threaten (smb.) ;
~ся, испугаться (рд.) be*/feel* frightened (of), take* fright (at) ;
сов. тж. get* a fright;
не пугайтесь! don`t be frightened!;
испугаться до смерти be* scared to death;
лошади испугались the horses took fright;
испугаться чьего-л. вида be* shocked by smb.`s appearance. -
96 take3
1) take smth. take that book (a pen; a piece, a larger spoon, etc.) брать /взять/ эту книгу и т.д.; here, take my bags вот, возьмите мои вещи; take smb.'s hand взять кого-л. за руку; take smb.'s arm взять кого-л. под руку; do you want to take the wheel? хочешь сесть за руль?2) take smth. will you let us take your car? можно взять вашу машину /воспользоваться вашей машиной/?; someone has taken my hat кто-то взял или стащил мой шапку; I wish you wouldn't keep taking my ties хватит тебе таскать у меня галстуки; he takes everything he can lay his hands on он берет все, что подвернется под руку; he's always taking other people's ideas он всегда присваивает себе чужие мысли; she took all the credit все заслуги она приписала себе3) take smth., smb. you may take the largest piece of cake (whichever you wish, what I offer you, etc.) вы можете взять /выбрать/ [себе] самый большой кусок и т.д.; the magazine took my article журнал принял /в журнале приняли/ мою статью; take a partner выбирать или подбирать партнера; take your partner пригласите своего партнера (на танец); take a wife (a husband) жениться (выйти замуж); she wouldn't take him она ему отказала4) take smth., smb. take your books (an umbrella, your passport, etc.) захватите [с собой] книги и т.д.; I am glad you took your саr я рад, что вы на машине; did the laundry-man take my laundry? белье увезли /забрали/ в прачечную /в старку/?; why don't we take your sister? почему бы нам не захватить вашу сестру?5) take smth. take presents (flowers, etc.) принимать подарки и т.д.; take a bribe (money) брать взятку (деньги); take one's part /one's share/ взять свою долю; take that! coll. вот тебе! получай! (ударив кого-л.)6) take smth. take a duty (a function, a charge, all the responsibility, etc.) взять на себя /принять/ обязанности и т.д.; take command принять командование; take the lead взять на себя руководство; take an offer /а proposal, a suggestion/ принимать предложение; take a challenge /а dare/ принять вызов; take a resolution принять решение; take smb.'s word поверить кому-л. на слово; take smb.'s advice последовать чьему-л. совету; I must take medical (legal) advice я должен посоветоваться с врачом (юристом); take no denial не принимать отказа; I won't take that answer такой ответ меня не устраивает; he will take no nonsense он не потерпит никаких глупостей; he couldn't take the strain он не выдержал [такого] напряжения; he had to take a lot of teasing ему пришлось вытерпеть много насмешек; 1 will not take such a treatment я не потерплю такого обращения; I shan't take your orders я не буду выполнять ваши приказания /приказы/; he will not take your warning он не примет во внимание /не учтет/ ваше предупреждение || take liberties позволять себе лишнее /вольности/; take a call отвечать на звонок или вызов; the phone is ringing, who will take the call? звонит телефон, кто возьмет трубку /будет говорить/?7) || take smb.'s side встать на /принимать/ чью-л. сторону; take the side of the speaker стать на сторону оратора, быть на стороне оратора; take sides встать на чью-л. сторону; in this case I can't take sides в данном случае я не могу быть ни за тех, ни за других /встать ни на ту, ни на другую сторону8) take smth. he was willing to take the part of the hero он согласился сыграть главную роль; take an assumed name взять вымышленное имя9) take smth., smb. take a house (lodgings, rooms, etc.) снимать /арендовать/ дом и т.д.; take a newspaper (a magazine, three daily papers, the "Times", etc.) получать /выписывать/ газету и т.д.; take a secretary (a maid, a cook, a tutor, etc.) нанимать /брать/ секретаря и т.д.; take new members принимать новых членов10) take smth. I decided to take a job я решил устроиться на работу; take office (the throne /the crown/. etc.) вступать в должность и т.д. || take silk стать королевским адвокатом; take the gown принять духовный сан; take the veil постричься в монахи(ни)11) take smth. take a train (a tram, a bus, a boat, etc.) поехать на поезде /поездом/ и т.д.; take a /the/ number 3 bus садитесь на автобус номер три; he never takes the lift он никогда не пользуется лифтом; let's take a taxi давайте возьмем /поедем на/ такси; I am taking a plane я (подлечу самолетом12) take smb. take pupils брать учеников; take lodgers пускать жильцов13) take smth. take [music, driving, etc.] lessons брать уроки [музыки и т.д.]14) take smth., smb. take an obstacle преодолевать /брать/ препятствие, take a hurdle (a slope, a fence, etc.) брать барьер и т.д.; the horse took a ditch (a fence, a hedge, etc.) лошадь перемахнула через канаву и т.д.; take the stairs подняться по лестнице; take a ship (a country, a city, an enemy town, a fortress, a fort, etc.) захватывать корабль и т.д.; take [500] prisoners взять [пятьсот человек] пленных15) take smth. take a prize (a reward, [the] first prize, one's degree, an honorary doctorate, etc,) получать первую премию и т.д.; take the first place занимать первое место; take a bishop взять слона (в шахматах); take a trick взять взятку (в картах)16) || take smb.'s attention /smb.'s eye/ привлечь чье-л. внимание; take smb.'s fancy поразить чье-л. воображение; понравиться кому-л.; this house (a toy, etc.) took her fancy этот дом ей понравился /приглянулся/ и т.д.17) take smb., smth. the flood took many victims во время наводнения было много жертв /погибло много людей/; take one's [own] life наложить на себя руки18) take smth. take time (a week, three hours, all his spare time, etc.) требовать /забирать, отнимать/ время и т.д.; this car (this old engine, etc.) takes a lot of oil (a great deal of coal, etc.) эта машина и т.д. берет /расходует/ много бензина и т.д.; the piano would take much room рояль занял бы много места; it takes a lot of money на это уходит /требуется/ много денег; the recipe takes six eggs для приготовления этого блюда надо шесть яиц; these windows take 10 metres of curtaining на занавески /на шторы/ для этих окон пойдет десять метров ткани; the climb took all our strength ace наши силы ушли на преодоление подъема || take [one's] time не торопиться, не спешить; can I take my time before answering? можно мне ответить не сразу?19) take smth. the verb (this word, etc.) takes a preposition (a genetive, an object, etc.) этот глагол и т.д. требует предлога и т.д.20) take smth. take a certain shape (the shape of a man, the likeness of a human being, etc.) принимать /приобретать/ какую-л. форму и т.д.; take shape оформиться; when our plans take shape когда определятся наши планы; his voice took a different tone его голос зазвучал иначе /по-другому/; take a gloomy (a different, a practical, etc.) view мрачно и т.д. смотреть на вещи; take a biased view предвзято относиться к чему-л.; if you take this attitude we shall not come to an understanding если вы так будете к этому относиться, то мы не договоримся; take a strong stand упорно /решительно/ отстаивать свою точку зрения21) take smth. take food есть; питаться; he can take no food он не может есть; take an early breakfast рано позавтракать; when do you take dinner? когда вы обедаете?; first we shall take refreshments сначала мы закусим; take a cup of tea (a drink of water, a glass of beer, coffee, etc.) выпить чашку чая и т.д.; I cannot take wine мне нельзя пить [вина]; do you take sugar? вы пьете [чай или кофе] с сахаром?; take [а pinch of] snuff [по]нюхать табак; take medicine (pills, sleeping powders, some sedative, poison, etc.) принимать /пить/лекарство и т.д.; take air дышать свежим воздухом; take a [deep] breath сделать [глубокий] вдох22) take smb. take fish (game, a wild beast, a bird, a rabbit, etc.) ловить рыбу и т.д.; take a dozen trout поймать дюжину форелей23) take smth. take a dozen eggs (a pound of flour, two pounds of coffee, tickets, etc.) купить дюжину яиц и т.д.; I'll take this hat я беру /куплю, возьму/ эту шляпу24) take smth., smb. take a photo /а photograph, a snapshot/ сделать снимок /карточку, фотографию/; are you allowed to take pictures? у вас есть разрешение снимать /фотографировать/?; will you take my picture? вы меня сфотографируете?; take animals (a view, this tower, a scene, smb.'s likeness, a child's picture, etc.) фотографировать животных и т.д.25) take smth., smb. take a hint (a joke, his words, etc.) понимать намек и т.д.; she is slow to take his meaning она не сразу понимает, что он имеет в виду; one doesn't know how to take him не знаешь, как его воспринимать /понимать/; do you take me? вам ясно, что я хочу сказать /имею в виду/?26) take smth. take French (Latin, mathematics, ballet, etc.) заниматься французским языком и т.д.; take a course of lectures прослушать курс лекций; what courses (subjects) are you taking? какие вы слушаете курсы /предметы/?27) take smth. take a class (the sixth form, the English class, etc.) вести занятия и т.д.; take the evening service служить вечерню28) take smth. take notes делать /вести/ записи; take notes of a lecture записывать лекцию; take minutes вести протокол; take smb.'s name (smb.'s address, the number of his car, facts, etc.) записывать чью-л. фамилию и т.д.; take smb.'s pulse проверять /считать/ пульс [у кого-л.]; take [smb.'s] temperature измерять [кому-л.] температуру; take fingerprints (barometer readings, a seismograph reading, [smb.'s] measurements, etc.) снимать отпечатки пальцев и т.д..; take an inventory составлять опись; take a census проводить перепись29) take smth. let's take the case of your brother (the feudal system, the French Revolution, etc.) возьмем в качестве примера случай с вашим братом и т.д.30) take smb., smth. the car takes only five passengers в машину может сесть только пять пассажиров; can you take two more? вы можете взять еще двоих? (в машину и т.п.); the bus couldn't take any more passengers в автобусе больше не было свободных мест; the hall takes 2000 people зал вмещает две тысячи человек; the lorry cannot take so much weight грузовик не выдерживает /не рассчитан/ на такой груз; this typewriter takes large sizes of paper в эту пишущую машинку можно вставлять бумагу большого формата31) take smth. wool takes dye шерсть можно покрасить; marble (most leathers, this stuff, silver, etc.) takes (a) high polish мрамор и т.д. можно отполировать до блеска; waxed paper (parchment, etc.) will not take ink (dye, etc.) к вощеной бумаге и т.д. чернила и т.д. не пристают32) take smth. take a certain (the opposite) direction пойти в какую-л. (в обратную) сторону; take this street идите по этой улице; take the second turning сверните во вторую улицу; take the wrong road сбиться с пути; пойти не той дорогой; take the shortest way home пойти домой кратчайшим путем; take a short cut пойти напрямик; take the path of least resistance пойти по линии наименьшего сопротивления; take one's own way избрать свой собственный путь; things must take their course все должно идти своим чередом; events took another course события приняли иной оборот33) aux take [а] rise идти на подъем, подниматься; the road is taking a rise дорога идет в гору; take action действовать; I felt I had to take action я чувствовал, что мне надо что-то сделать /предпринять/; take legal action возбуждать судебное дело; take steps /measures/ принимать меры; предпринимать что-л.; take precautions принимать меры предосторожности; take one's chance (an opportunity, advantage, a mean advantage, etc.) воспользоваться случаем и т.д., использовать случай и т.д.; take chances рисковать; take effect а) возыметь /оказать/ действие; the pills will soon take effect таблетки скоро подействуют; б) вступать в силу, the law took effect last month закон вступил в силу в прошлом месяце; take place случаться, происходить; when will the meeting take place? когда будет собрание?; where did the accident take place? где произошел несчастный случай?; take part участвовать, принимать участие; take root укорениться, пустить корни; take aim прицеливаться; take [ great take pains [очень] стараться; take possession стать владельцем, вступить во владение; take heart /courage/ мужаться, не робеть; take (no) notice (не) замечать; take по heed не обращать внимания; take revenge отомстить; take fright испугаться; take fire воспламениться; take offence обидеться; take alarm встревожиться; take arms вооружиться; take shelter укрыться; take flight бежать; take card осторожно!34) id take smth. take a bath принять ванну; take a shower принять душ; take a jump прыгнуть; take a dive нырнуть; take a nap вздремнуть; take a walk /а turn/ прогуляться, пройтись; take a look взглянуть, бросить взгляд; take a risk /risks/ рискнуть, пойти на риск; take one's leave /one's departure/ попрощаться, уйти; take a seat садиться; please, take my seat пожалуйста, садитесь на мое место; take seats! занимайте места; he took one of the vacant places он сел на одно из свободных мест; take one's choice сделать выбор; take a leave взять отпуск; you must take a holiday вам надо отдохнуть; take an oath /а vow/ поклясться, дать клятву; take an examination держать экзамен; take a journey предпринять путешествие; take turns делать что-л. по очереди -
97 испугаться
1) General subject: be in a funk, be scared by (чего-л.), get a fright, get a scare, get a shock, get the wind-up, have a fright, have a shock, have the wind-up, lose courage, quail, shy, take fright, to be cowed, to be in a funk, to be scared by (smth.) (чего-л.), be afraid, boggle, get a wind-up, have a wind-up, startle2) Colloquial: puss out3) American: scare4) Jargon: get the wind up, panic, punk out, turn turtle, have cold feet, tuck tail, crap out5) Makarov: be cowed6) Taboo: get the crap on, shit a brick, shit bricks, shit in ( one's) own pants -
98 scheu
Adj. shy; (ängstlich) timid; (schüchtern) bashful; (zurückhaltend) reserved; (spröde, zimperlich) Frau, Mädchen: coy; scheu machen startle, frighten; scheu werden Wild: take fright; Pferd: shy ( durch at); mach mal nicht die Pferde scheu! umg. don’t get worked up!, keep your shirt on!* * *die Scheushyness* * *[ʃɔy]f -, no plfear ( vor +dat of); (= Schüchternheit) shyness; (von Reh, Tier) shyness, timidity; (= Hemmung) inhibition; (= Ehrfurcht) aweseine Schéú verlieren — to lose one's inhibitions
ohne jede Schéú — without any inhibition; sprechen quite freely
* * *1) bashfully2) bashfulness3) (shy: a bashful girl; a bashful smile.) bashful4) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) shy5) shyly6) shyness* * *<->[ʃɔy]ohne jede \Scheu without holding back [or [any] inhibitions]* * *die; Scheushyness; (von Tieren) timidity; (Ehrfurcht) awe* * *scheu adj shy; (ängstlich) timid; (schüchtern) bashful; (zurückhaltend) reserved; (spröde, zimperlich) Frau, Mädchen: coy;scheu machen startle, frighten;durch at);mach mal nicht die Pferde scheu! umg don’t get worked up!, keep your shirt on!…scheu im adj:männerscheu umg shy towards men;* * *die; Scheushyness; (von Tieren) timidity; (Ehrfurcht) awe* * *nur sing. f.awe n. -
99 scheuen
I v/i Pferd etc.: shy, take fright; es scheute vor dem zweiten Hindernis it refused at the second jumpII v/refl: sich scheuen, etw. zu tun be afraid of doing ( oder to do) s.th.; (zurückschrecken) shy away ( oder shrink) from doing s.th.; sich nicht scheuen zu (+ Inf.) not be afraid to (+ Inf.) pej. dare to (+ Inf.), have the nerve to (+ Inf.) umg.; er scheut sich vor nichts he’s not afraid of anything; pej. he’d do anythingIII v/t shun, avoid; (fürchten) shy away from; keine Kosten / Mühen scheuen spare no expense / pains; er hat den weiten Weg nicht gescheut he wasn’t put off by the long journey ( zu Fuß: walk)* * *(fürchten) to be afraid of;(vermeiden) to avoid; to eschew; to shun;(zurückschrecken) to balk; to refuse; to shy; to baulk* * *scheu|en ['ʃɔyən]1. vtKosten, Arbeit, Vergleich, Konflikt, Risiko to shy away from; Menschen, Licht to shunweder Mühe noch Kosten schéúen — to spare neither trouble nor expense
keine Mühe(n) schéúen — to go to endless trouble
wir brauchen den Vergleich mit ihnen nicht zu schéúen — we don't have to be afraid of the comparison with them
2. vrund ich scheue mich nicht, das zu sagen — and I'm not afraid of saying it
3. vi(Pferd etc) to shy ( vor +dat at)* * *((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) shy* * *scheu·en[ˈʃɔyən]I. vtkeine Unannehmlichkeiten \scheuen to spare no trouble; s.a. MüheII. vr▪ sich akk [davor] \scheuen[, etw zu tun] to fight shy [of doing sth] BRIT, to shrink [from doing sth], to not want to [do sth]III. vi* * *1.transitives Verb shrink from; shun <people, light, company, etc.>2.reflexives Verb3.sich scheuen, etwas zu tun — shrink from doing something
intransitives Verb < horse> shy (vor + Dat. at)* * *A. v/i Pferd etc: shy, take fright;es scheute vor dem zweiten Hindernis it refused at the second jumpB. v/r:sich scheuen, etwas zu tun be afraid of doing ( oder to do) sth; (zurückschrecken) shy away ( oder shrink) from doing sth;sich nicht scheuen zu (+inf) not be afraid to (+inf) pej dare to (+inf), have the nerve to (+inf) umg;er scheut sich vor nichts he’s not afraid of anything; pej he’d do anythingkeine Kosten/Mühen scheuen spare no expense/pains;er hat den weiten Weg nicht gescheut he wasn’t put off by the long journey ( zu Fuß: walk)* * *1.transitives Verb shrink from; shun <people, light, company, etc.>2.reflexives Verb3.sich scheuen, etwas zu tun — shrink from doing something
intransitives Verb < horse> shy (vor + Dat. at)* * *v.to eschew v.to shy v. -
100 Schreckhaftigkeit
f jumpiness* * *die Schreckhaftigkeitunpleasantness* * *Schrẹck|haf|tig|keit ['ʃrɛkhaftɪçkait]f -, no plnervousness; (von Mensch auch) jumpiness (inf)* * *Schreck·haf·tig·keit<->* * *die; Schreckhaftigkeit: easily scared nature; tendency to take fright* * *Schreckhaftigkeit f jumpiness* * *die; Schreckhaftigkeit: easily scared nature; tendency to take fright* * *f.unpleasantness n.
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