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1 frighten away
frighten off v + o + adv, v + adv + o espantar, ahuyentarVT + ADV espantar, ahuyentar* * *frighten off v + o + adv, v + adv + o espantar, ahuyentar -
2 frighten or drive away
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3 frighten
verb (to make (someone) afraid: She was frightened by a large dog.) asustarfrighten vb asustar / dar miedotr['fraɪtən]1 asustar, espantar■ you frightened me! ¡me has asustado!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto frighten somebody into doing something hacer que alguien haga algo con amenazasto frighten somebody to death dar un susto de muerte a alguiento frighten the life out of somebody dar un susto de muerte a alguienfrighten ['fraitən] vt: asustar, espantarv.• amedrentar v.• amilanar v.• asombrar v.• asustar v.• atemorizar v.• espantar v.• sobresaltar v.'fraɪtṇa) ( scare) asustarb) ( intimidate) asustar, amedrentarPhrasal Verbs:['fraɪtn]VT asustarto be frightened — tener miedo (of a)
don't be frightened! — ¡no te asustes!
she is easily frightened — se asusta con facilidad, es asustadiza
I was frightened out of my wits or to death — estaba aterrorizado
* * *['fraɪtṇ]a) ( scare) asustarb) ( intimidate) asustar, amedrentarPhrasal Verbs: -
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.) estar muerto de miedoEnglish-spanish 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.) estar muerto de miedoEnglish-spanish dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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6 frighten off
VT + ADV espantar, ahuyentar -
7 frighten
v.1 asustar, alarmar, atemorizar, aterrorizar, espantar, horrorizar, pegar un susto, amedrentar, aterrar, dar miedo, dar temor, dar un buen susto, intimidar, meter en miedo, meter miedo, acollonar, acoquinar, arredrar, azorar, chivear.2 asustarse, amedrentarse. (pt & pp frightened) -
8 frighten away
v.espantar, ahuyentar. -
9 frighten into
v.amedrentar a. -
10 frighten off
v.espantar, ahuyentar, acojonar. -
11 frighten out
v.1 espantar.2 acobardarse, amedrentarse, asustarse. -
12 to frighten away / frighten off
to frighten away / frighten off1 ahuyentar, espantar■ be quiet, or you'll frighten the birds away cállate, o espantarás a los pájarosEnglish-spanish dictionary > to frighten away / frighten off
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13 to frighten somebody into doing something
hacer que alguien haga algo con amenazasEnglish-spanish dictionary > to frighten somebody into doing something
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14 to frighten somebody to death
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15 to frighten the life out of somebody
dar un susto de muerte a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to frighten the life out of somebody
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16 to scare/frighten the living daylights out of somebody
to scare/frighten the living daylights out of somebodydarle un susto de muerte a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to scare/frighten the living daylights out of somebody
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17 espantar
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 -
18 wit
wit1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) agudeza, ingenio, chispa, gracia2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) persona salada, chistoso, ingenioso3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) juicio, inteligencia•- 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
wit n inteligencia / ingeniotr[wɪt]1 (clever humour) agudeza, ingenio, chispa, sal nombre femenino, gracia2 (intelligence) inteligencia, presencia de ánimo3 (person) persona salada, chistoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at one's wit's end estar para volverse loco,-ato gather one's wits calmarse, tranquilizarseto have one's wits about one ser despabilado,-ato keep one's wits about one estar despabilado,-ato wit es decirwit ['wɪt] n1) intelligence: inteligencia f2) cleverness: ingenio m, gracia f, agudeza f3) humor: humorismo m4) joker: chistoso m, -sa f5) wits npl: razón f, buen juicio mscared out of one's wits: muerto de miedoto be at one's wits' end: estar desesperadon.• agudeza s.f.• chispa s.f.• chistoso s.m.• discreción s.f.• gracejo s.m.• graciosidad s.f.• ingenio s.m.• inteligencia s.f.• jacarero, -era s.m.,f.• sal s.m.• salero s.m.• travesura s.f.
I wɪt1) (often pl) ( intelligence) inteligencia f; ( ingenuity) ingenio mto be at one's wits' end — estar* desesperado, no saber* más qué hacer
to frighten o scare somebody out of her/his wits — (colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte (fam)
to have/keep one's wits about one — estar* alerta or atento, andar* con mucho ojo
to live by one's wits — vivir de su (or mi etc) ingenio
2)a) u ( humor) ingenio m, agudeza fshe has a dry wit — es muy aguda or mordaz
b) c ( person) persona f ingeniosa or ocurrente, ingenio m
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[wɪt]N1) (=understanding) inteligencia f•
a battle of wits — una contienda entre dos inteligencias•
to collect one's wits — reconcentrarse•
to be at one's wits' end — no saber qué hacer, estar desesperado•
to gather one's wits — reconcentrarsehe hadn't the wit to see that... — no tenía bastante inteligencia para comprender que...
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to live by one's wits — vivir del cuento•
to be out of one's wits — estar fuera de síto be frightened or scared out of one's wits — estar profundamente asustado
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to sharpen one's wits — aguzar el ingenio, despabilarse•
to use one's wits — usar su sentido común2) (=humour, wittiness) ingenio m, agudeza f•
in a flash of wit he said... — en un golpe de ingenio dijo...•
to have a ready wit — ser ingenioso•
the wit and wisdom of Joe Soap — las agudezas y sabiduría de Joe Soap•
a story told without wit — un cuento narrado sin gracia3) (=person) persona f ingeniosa; (Hist) ingenio m
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[wɪt]N frm (also Jur)to wit... — a saber..., esto es...
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I [wɪt]1) (often pl) ( intelligence) inteligencia f; ( ingenuity) ingenio mto be at one's wits' end — estar* desesperado, no saber* más qué hacer
to frighten o scare somebody out of her/his wits — (colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte (fam)
to have/keep one's wits about one — estar* alerta or atento, andar* con mucho ojo
to live by one's wits — vivir de su (or mi etc) ingenio
2)a) u ( humor) ingenio m, agudeza fshe has a dry wit — es muy aguda or mordaz
b) c ( person) persona f ingeniosa or ocurrente, ingenio m
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19 ahuyentar
ahuyentar ( conjugate ahuyentar) verbo transitivo
ahuyentar verbo transitivo to scare away ' ahuyentar' also found in these entries: Spanish: espantar English: drive off - frighten away - frighten off - scare away - scare off - shoo - block - discourage - repel -
20 asustar
asustar ( conjugate asustar) verbo transitivo to frighten; asustarse verbo pronominal to get frightened; me asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there; no se asuste, no es nada grave there's no need to worry, it's nothing serious
asustar verbo transitivo to frighten, scare ' asustar' also found in these entries: Spanish: espantar - sobrecoger English: frighten - scare - shock - startle - alarm
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frighten into — [phrasal verb] frighten (someone) into (doing something) : to cause (someone) to do (something) because of fear The insurance agent tried to frighten her into buying the most expensive flood insurance. They frightened the boy … Useful english dictionary
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frighten someone to death — frighten the life out of someone/frighten someone to death/informal phrase to make someone feel extremely afraid or nervous The older girls frightened us to death with tales of what would happen to us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or… … Useful english dictionary
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frighten out of — [phrasal verb] frighten (someone) out of (doing something) : to keep (someone) from (doing something) because of fear Bad economic news has frightened people out of putting their money in the stock market. • • • Main Entry: ↑frighten … Useful english dictionary
frighten somebody to death — frighten/scare sb to ˈdeath idiom to frighten sb very much • Spiders frighten him to death. Main entry: ↑deathidiom … Useful english dictionary
frighten — 1660s, from FRIGHT (Cf. fright) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Frightened; frightening. The earlier verb was simply fright (O.E. fyrhtan) to frighten … Etymology dictionary
frighten the living daylights out of someone — frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of (someone) to frighten someone very much. Don t come up behind me like that. You scared the living daylights out of me! … New idioms dictionary
frighten the living daylights out of — frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of (someone) to frighten someone very much. Don t come up behind me like that. You scared the living daylights out of me! … New idioms dictionary