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1 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
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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 -
2 espantarse
1 (asustarse) to be frightened, be scared2 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be astonished* * *VPR1) (=asustarse) to get frightened, get scared2) (=horrorizarse) to be horrified, be appalled (de at)se espantó de verla tan cambiada — he was horrified o appalled to see her so changed
3) Caribe (=sospechar) to get suspicious* * *(v.) = shyEx. Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.* * *(v.) = shyEx: Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.
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■espantarse verbo reflexivo to be frightened, scared o alarmed: mi caballo se espanta cuando viene un coche, my horse becomes frightened when a car comes by
' espantarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
* * *vpr1. [ser ahuyentado] to get frightened away o off, to be scared off3. [pasmarse] to be appalled o shocked;me espanté al ver lo caro que era todo I got a shock when I saw how expensive everything was* * *v/r1 get frightened, get scared2 fam ( horrorizarse) be horrified, be appalled* * *vr* * *espantarse vb to be scared / to be frightened -
3 arredrar
v.to put off, to frighten off.no le arredra nada nothing puts him off* * *1 to intimidate, frighten, daunt1 to be frightened* * *1. VT1) (=asustar) to scare, frighten2) (=hacer retirarse) to drive back; (=apartar) to remove, separate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( intimidar) to intimidateb) ( hacer retroceder) to drive back2.arredrarse v pron to be dauntedsin arredrarse, dio un paso adelante — undaunted, she took a step forward
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( intimidar) to intimidateb) ( hacer retroceder) to drive back2.arredrarse v pron to be dauntedsin arredrarse, dio un paso adelante — undaunted, she took a step forward
* * *arredrar [A1 ]vt1 (intimidar) to intimidatea mí no me arredran sus amenazas I'm not intimidated by their threats2 (hacer retroceder) to drive back, put … to flight ( frml)to be dauntedsin arredrarse dio un paso adelante undaunted o refusing to be intimidated, she took a step forwardno se arredrará ante un pequeño conflicto como ése he won't be daunted by o he won't shrink from a minor conflict like that* * *
arredrar verbo transitivo to intimidate, frighten
* * *♦ vtto put off, to intimidate;las dificultades no le arredraban he wasn't put off by the difficulties* * *v/t intimidate -
4 temblar
v.1 to tremble (person) (de miedo).temblar como un flan to shake like a jellyMe tiemblan las manos My hands tremble.2 to shudder, to shake.El conejito tiembla The little rabbit trembles.Su voz temblaba His voice trembled.* * *2 (voz) to quiver3 figurado (tener miedo) to shake with fear, shudder, fear* * *verbto shiver, tremble* * *VI1) [persona]a) [por miedo] to tremble, shake; [por frío] to shiverme temblaba la mano — my hand was trembling o shaking
temblar de miedo — to tremble o shake with fright
b) (=sentir miedo)2) [edificio] to shake, shudder; [tierra] to shake* * *1.verbo intransitivotiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado — I shudder to think what might have happened; (+ me/te/le etc)
temblar como un flan — to shake like a jelly o leaf
b) edificio/tierra to shake2.temblar v impersestá temblando! — (AmL) it's an earthquake!
* * *= tremble, quail, shiver, wince, dodder, quiver, twitch.Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.Ex. But Elwood Bibeau quailed no more now than he had quailed at being assigned tasks in his present position as an assistant director.Ex. I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.Ex. Librarians across the country winced at that notion.Ex. The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.Ex. With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.Ex. He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.----* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo = shake + foundations.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* temblar como una hoja = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* temblar como un azogado = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* temblar como un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* * *1.verbo intransitivotiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado — I shudder to think what might have happened; (+ me/te/le etc)
temblar como un flan — to shake like a jelly o leaf
b) edificio/tierra to shake2.temblar v impersestá temblando! — (AmL) it's an earthquake!
* * *= tremble, quail, shiver, wince, dodder, quiver, twitch.Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
Ex: But Elwood Bibeau quailed no more now than he had quailed at being assigned tasks in his present position as an assistant director.Ex: I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.Ex: Librarians across the country winced at that notion.Ex: The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.Ex: He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo = shake + foundations.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* temblar como una hoja = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* temblar como un azogado = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* temblar como un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* * *temblar [A5 ]vi1 «persona» (por el frío) to shiver; (por nervios, miedo) to shake, trembleestaba tan asustado que estaba temblando he was quaking o shaking o trembling with fearsus amenazas me hicieron temblar I trembled at her threatstiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado I shudder to think what might have happenedtemblaba de rabia she was shaking o quivering with rage(+ me/te/le etc): me tiembla el párpado my eyelid is twitchingestaba tan nervioso que le temblaba la mano he was so nervous that his hand was shakingla voz le temblaba de emoción/de ira her voice was quivering o trembling with emotion/ragetemblar como un flan to shake like a jelly o leaf2 «edificio/tierra» to shakesus gritos hicieron temblar las paredes her shouts made the walls shake■* * *
temblar ( conjugate temblar) verbo intransitivo
(por nervios, miedo) to shake, tremble;
(+ me/te/le etc) [ párpado] to twitch;
[ mano] to shake;
[ voz] to tremble;
temblar v impers:◊ ¡está temblando! (AmL) it's an earthquake!;
tembló ayer there was a(n earth) tremor yesterday
temblar verbo intransitivo
1 (de emoción: la voz) to quiver
(: el pulso) to shake: estoy tan nerviosa que me tiemblan las piernas, I'm so nervous that my legs are shaking
2 (de miedo, temor) to tremble: temblaba de miedo, she was trembling with fear
tiemblo solo de pensarlo, I shudder to think about it
3 (de frío) to shiver: temblaba por la fiebre, he was shivering with fever
4 (la tierra, un edificio) to shake
5 fam (acabar con algo) dejamos el jamón temblando, we ate almost all the ham
la factura me dejó la cuenta temblando, the bill cleaned out my bank account
' temblar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacudir
English:
falter
- feel
- quake
- quaver
- quiver
- shake
- shiver
- tremble
- waver
- wobble
- quail
* * *temblar vi1. [persona] [de miedo, por nervios] to tremble, to shake (de with); [de frío] to shiver (de with);la fiebre le hacía temblar the fever made her shiver;me tiemblan las piernas my legs are shaking;me tiembla el pulso my hands are shaking;le temblaba la voz de la emoción her voice was trembling with emotion;Figtiemblo por lo que pueda pasarle I shudder to think what could happen to him;Figtiemblo sólo de pensarlo I shudder just thinking about it;Famdejar algo temblando [la despensa, la nevera, una botella] to leave sth almost empty;dejar a alguien temblando [asustar, preocupar] to leave sb quaking in their boots, to give sb a fright;temblar como un flan to shake like (a) jelly2. [suelo, edificio, máquina] to shudder, to shake;tembló la tierra the ground shook;tiembla la imagen del televisor the television picture is shaky* * *v/i tremble, shake; de frío shiver* * *temblar {55} vi1) : to tremble, to shake, to shiverle temblaban las rodillas: his knees were shaking2) : to shudder, to be afraidtiemblo con sólo pensarlo: I shudder to think of it* * *temblar vb2. (de frío) to shiver -
5 atemorizar
v.to frighten.* * *1 to frighten, scare1 to be frightened, be scared* * *verbto frighten, scare* * *1.VT to frighten, scare2.See:* * *1. 2.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. 2.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
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