scare in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scare in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scare [Am skɛr, Brit skɛː] VB trans

scare person/animal:

scare

asustar

I wasn't the least bit scared by it

no me asustó nada

I wasn't the least bit scared by it

no me dio nada de miedo

you scared me!

¡qué susto me diste!

II.scare [Am skɛr, Brit skɛː] VB intr

scare

asustarse

she doesn't scare easily

no se asusta fácilmente

III.scare [Am skɛr, Brit skɛː] N

1. scare (fright, shock):

scare

susto m

to give sb a scare

darle un susto a alguien

you gave me the scare of my life!

¡me diste un susto de padre y señor mío!

2. scare (panic) JOURN:

the AIDS scare spread very rapidly

el pánico del sida cundió muy rápidamente

attr scare campaign

campaña f intimidatoria

don't try and use scare tactics on us

no intenten infundirnos miedo

don't try and use scare tactics on us

no intenten meternos miedo inf

scare away VB [Am skɛr -, Brit skɛː -], scare off VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

scare away animal:

scare away

espantar

scare away

ahuyentar

these problems have scared away or off the tourists

estos problemas han ahuyentado a los turistas

he puts on this manner to scare people off

actúa así para que la gente no se le acerque or para asustar a la gente

scare up VB [Am skɛr -, Brit skɛː -] Am (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) inf

scare up (improvise)

improvisar

scare up (get)

conseguir

scare up (get)

agenciarse inf

we can scare something up for supper

podemos improvisar algo para la cena

Mom scared up some costumes from the attic

mamá se agenció algunos disfraces en el desván inf

scare story N

scare story

historia f alarmista

bomb scare N

bomb scare

amenaza f de bomba

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to scare sb witless the thought of it scared him witless

pensar en ello le daba pavor

Translations for scare in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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campaña intimidatoria

scare campaign

julepear

to scare

acojonar

to scare the life out of inf

acojonar

to scare … stiff inf

chivear

to scare

scare in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scare in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] VB trans

scare

asustar

scare

julepear Arg, Par, Urug

scare

acholar Chile, Peru

to scare sb into/out of doing sth

espantar a alguien para que haga/no haga algo

to be scared stiff

estar muerto de miedo

to scare sb shitless vulg

acojonar a alguien

II.scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] VB intr

scare

asustarse

(not) to scare easily

(no) asustarse fácilmente

III.scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] N

1. scare (fright):

scare

susto m

scare

julepe m LatAm

to have a scare

llevarse un sobresalto

to give sb a scare

dar un susto a alguien

2. scare (panic):

scare

pánico m

scare story

historia f alarmista

scare away VB trans, scare off VB trans

scare away

ahuyentar

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to scare the living daylights out of sb inf

dar un susto de muerte a alguien

Translations for scare in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sobresalto

scare

acholar

to scare

susto

scare

pegarle un susto a alguien

to scare sb

zapear

to scare away

atemorizar

to scare

amedrentar

to scare

julepe

scare

scare Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scare sb into/out of doing sth

espantar a alguien para que haga/no haga algo

to scare sb shitless vulg

acojonar a alguien

(not) to scare easily

(no) asustarse fácilmente

to have a scare

llevarse un sobresalto

to give sb a scare

dar un susto a alguien

scare story

historia f alarmista

to scare the living daylights out of sb inf

dar un susto de muerte a alguien

to scare the shit out of Am

acojonar (asustar)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is a group of people who normally make a living by trying to scare other people.

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I think the indictments are an attempt to scare people off, or to frighten us off, and from there to scare off people in general.

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Characterized by a pair of stark gleaming eyes, the spirit scares any person who sets eyes on it.

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The gang learns that a giant gryphon has been scaring away the students and staff.

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They are designed to scare animals, such as birds that congregate on airport runways.

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He can not reach it and returns to the shore scared.

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Besides olfactory and acoustic cues, camera flash may scare animals so that they avoid or destroy camera traps.

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This is known as the 1983 war scare.

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The tactics used by the prosecution were effective in confusing and scaring the jury into a guilty verdict.

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Black people don't go to ballgames, but they'll fill up a rassling ring and put up such a chant it'll scare you to death.

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