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101 dar miedo
• be afraid• be frightened by• be frightful• be scary• become scared• fear to• frighten• inspirationally• inspire fear in• make afraid -
102 intimidar
• bullyrag• frighten• intimidate• overawe• scare away -
103 abatatar
v.1 to intimidate, to frighten. (America)2 to shame, to embarrass. -
104 acollonar
v.to frighten, to intimidate. -
105 amedrentar a
v.to frighten into, to scare into.Silvia amedrenta a Ricardo a servirla Silvia frightens Richard into serving her. -
106 asustar muchísimo
v.to frighten to death, to scare to death, to scare out of someone's skin, to terrify.El monstruo espanta a los chicos The monster frightens the kids. -
107 bramadera
f.1 rattle.2 call or horn used by shepherds to rally and conduct the flock.3 horn used by keepers of vineyards and olive plantations, to frighten away cattle. -
108 dar temor
v.1 to fear.Les dio temor su comportamiento They feared his behavior.Me da temor caminar de noche I fear walking at night.2 to inspire fear.Su altura da temor Its height inspires fear.3 to frighten, to inspire fear in.El payaso le dio temor al chico The clown frightened the boy. -
109 sombrar
v.1 to frighten to astonish.2 to shade. -
110 zalear
v.1 to move a thing with care.2 to frighten dogs. -
111 buffalo
West: 1848. The North American bison ( Bison americanus). According to Watts, Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca was the first to apply erroneously the Spanish term búfalo to the American bison because it was similar in appearance to the Indian or African wild ox or buffalo. The buffalo played an important role in the exploration and settlement of the Old West. According to Josiah Gregg ( Commerce of the Prairies), it was a primary source of meat for early expeditions. It was also widely hunted by Indians for its meat and hide. As a result of the animal's importance in the Southwest, the term, originally applied by the Spaniards, became highly integrated into English. This is evidenced by its use as a verb (first referenced in English in central Texas in 1896), meaning to frighten or confuse (or, by extension, to strike on the head with the barrel of a gun), as well as by its use in more than thirty compounds that refer to Southwestern plant life (buffalo berry, buffalo clover, buffalo pea) and animal life (buffalo fish, buffalo wolf). Some compounds containing buffalo also pertain to the history of the Southwest: "buffalo cider" or "buffalo gall" was a liquid found in the buffalo's stomach that could save a thirsty explorer, "buffalo fever" was the excitement felt at the onset of a "buffalo hunt," and "buffalo wood," "buffalo fuel" or "buffalo chips" referred to dried buffalo manure, used to start fires. Santamaría and the DRAE both point out the erroneous use of búfalo in North America to refer to the American bison.Alternate forms: buff, buffler, bufler.
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