frighten in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for frighten in the English»Italian Dictionary

frighten [Brit ˈfrʌɪt(ə)n, Am ˈfraɪtn] VB trans

frighten person, situation:

frighten

spaventare, impaurire, terrorizzare

frighten sb into doing

fare fare qc a qn intimorendolo

to frighten sb into submission

sottomettere qn facendogli paura

to frighten sb out of their wits

far morire qn di paura

frighten off VB [ˈfrʌɪt(ə)n -] (frighten off [sb], frighten [sb] off)

frighten off intruder, rival, buyer, bidder:

frighten off

allontanare (spaventando)

frighten away VB [ˈfrʌɪt(ə)n -] (frighten away [sb, sth], frighten [sb, sth] away)

frighten away

fare fuggire (spaventando)

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to beat, frighten, starve sb into submission

sottomettere qn con la forza, la paura, la fame

Translations for frighten in the Italian»English Dictionary

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impaurire

to frighten

intimorire

to frighten

spaurire

to frighten

spaventare

to frighten

spaventare a morte qn

to frighten the life out of or the pants off sb inf

fare paura a qn

to frighten or scare sb

fare morire qn di paura

to frighten or scare sb to death

far fuggire persona

to frighten away

frighten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for frighten in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.frighten [ˈfraɪ·tən] VB trans

frighten

spaventare

II.frighten [ˈfraɪ·tən] VB intr

frighten

spaventarsi

frighten away VB trans

frighten away

far scappare

frighten away

spaventando

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to frighten sb out of his/her wits

spaventare a morte qu

to frighten the shit out of sb

far cagare addosso qu (dalla paura)

to frighten the hell out of sb

spaventare a morte qu

to frighten the life out of sb

spaventare a morte qu

Translations for frighten in the Italian»English Dictionary

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fare uno spavento a qu

to frighten sb

intimorire

to frighten

spaurire

to frighten

spaventare

to frighten

frighten Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to frighten the hell out of sb

spaventare a morte qu

to frighten the shit out of sb

far cagare addosso qu (dalla paura)

to frighten the life out of sb

spaventare a morte qu

to frighten sb out of his/her wits

spaventare a morte qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is often found on prison doors to frighten the prisoners.

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He passed at a low level over a tram in which passengers threw themselves to the ground, and many passers-by ran away frightened.

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They have two eye-shaped spots on the upper thorax which may help frighten predators.

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The intention of the submarine bombardment was to frighten the population of the target area.

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She becomes visibly upset and then frightened when he catches her.

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Stalkers may use threats and violence to frighten their victims.

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Barney tries to extend the argument (to pass the deadline of sundown), frightened of the prospect of being tied to a chair and slapped.

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In fact, he was so frightened by what he created that he kept it a secret for over a year.

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Everyone at the shore frightens that the boy will not return.

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Along the way, several people were frightened by the automobile and the novel trip received a great deal of publicity, as she had sought.

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