Translations for „frightening“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

fright·en·ing [ˈfraɪtənɪŋ] ADJ

frightening

strah vzbujajoč

I . fright·en [ˈfraɪtən] VB trans to frighten sb

frighten

prestrašiti koga

to frighten sb to death

na smrt prestrašiti koga

to frighten the life [or the [living] daylights]out of sb

grozno koga prestrašiti

to frighten sb out of doing sth

prestrašiti koga pred čim

to frighten sb out of doing sth

odvrniti koga od česa

II . fright·en [ˈfraɪtən] VB intr

frighten

prestrašiti se

frighten away VB trans

frighten

splašiti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He could be nice for days, then lash out in frightening violence.

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So frightening and repulsive was his appearance that his mere presence would instill terror in any unfortunate enough to encounter the beast.

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While there he battles with frightening monsters and beautiful women.

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It was unusual looking, with three masts and no sails, and looked abandoned and frightening.

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The illustrations that inhabit his paintings intertwine and overlap, creating complex and frightening configurations.

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He now wears a frightening face prosthetic to hide the grotesque scar from the hot grease.

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Some people experience this after viewing frightening media.

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It was frightening work because the women detectives were very threatening.

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Everything around her becomes more frightening with every step.

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A modern audience would have no trouble identifying with its pessimistic treatment of humanity and the frightening possibility of what a nuclear attack could do.

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