Translations for „frighten off“ in the English » German Dictionary

frighten off VB trans

to frighten sb ⇆ off [sth]

jdn [von etw dat ] abschrecken

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to frighten sb ⇆ off [sth]

jdn [von etw dat ] abschrecken

to scare [or frighten] the pants off sb

jdm einen Riesenschrecken einjagen inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This will either frighten off proponents or eat up the province's hope of tax revenues.

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Increasing the minimum wage is analogous to whistling loudly as one walks by a cemetery in order to frighten off spirits.

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Excessive cleverness was supposed to frighten off prospective husbands.

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Well, that doesn't sound like something that would frighten off foreign investors.

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Fear of crime does not just have the potential to frighten off returning residents.

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I think the author needs to be more cautious with his projections before we frighten off an entire area.

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Install a security camera in your garden to frighten off would-be thieves.

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But what made these creatures unique was the exaggerated size of their six pod-like legs, which the researchers think were used to attract mates and frighten off potential rivals.

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You can not frighten off a vampire with a dreamcatcher.

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But would that frighten off the casual sports fan at the same time?

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