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1 frighten away/off
frighten away/offafschrikken, wegjagen -
2 frighten someone out of his senses
English-Dutch dictionary > frighten someone out of his senses
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3 frighten someone to death
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4 frighten
v. laten schrikken, bang maken; afschrikken, wegjagen; doen schrikken[ frajtn]1 bang maken ⇒ doen schrikken, afschrikken♦voorbeelden:we were frightened to death • we schrokken ons doodfrighten away/off • afschrikken, wegjagenbe frightened at the thought • bang bij de gedachte wordenbe frightened of snakes • bang voor slangen zijn -
5 sense
n. gevoel; zintuig; verstand; uitleg; winst--------v. voelen, aanvoelen; opnemensense1[ sens]♦voorbeelden:in a sense • in zekere zinin one sense • in één opzicht1 (vaag) gevoel ⇒ begrip, (instinctief) besef2 (zintuiglijk) vermogen ⇒ zin, zintuig♦voorbeelden:1 sense of duty • plichtsbesef/gevoelsense of humour • gevoel voor humorsense of responsibility • verantwoordelijkheidsbesef/gevoelsense of smell • reuk(zinvermogen)sense of touch • tastzin, gevoelthe (five) senses • de (vijf) zintuigensixth sense • zesde zintuig♦voorbeelden:2 what's the sense? • wat heeft het voor zin?make sense of something • ergens uit wijs kunnen (worden)→ common common/IV 〈 meervoud〉♦voorbeelden:in one's (right) senses • bij zijn (volle) verstandout of her senses • niet goed bij haar hoofd————————sense2〈 werkwoord〉
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frighten — frighten, fright, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, affray, affright mean to strike or to fill with fear or dread. Frighten is perhaps the most frequent in use; it is the most inclusive, for it may range in implicaton from a momentary… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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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
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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