scare in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for scare in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.scare [Brit skɛː, Am skɛr] N

1. scare (fright):

scare

spavento m

scare

sgomento m

to give sb a scare

spaventare qn, fare paura a qn

to get a scare

prendersi uno spavento

2. scare (alert):

scare

allerta f

security scare

allerta

3. scare (rumour):

scare

voci fpl allarmistiche

food scare

allarme alimentare

bomb, rabies scare

allarme bomba, rabbia

II.scare [Brit skɛː, Am skɛr] VB trans

scare animal, person:

scare

spaventare, fare paura a

to scare sb into doing sth

spaventare qn fino a fargli fare qc

to scare sb into doing sth

far fare qc a qn con l'intimidazione

to scare sb out of doing

impedire a qn di fare qc con l'intimidazione

to scare sb stiff inf, stupid inf

spaventare qn a morte

III.scare [Brit skɛː, Am skɛr] VB intr

to scare easily

spaventarsi facilmente

scare away VB [skɛː -] VB [skɛː -] (scare away [sth, sb], scare [sth, sb] away)

1. scare away (put off):

scare away scare off burglars, investors, customers

scoraggiare, fare scappare (spaventando)

2. scare away (drive away):

scare away scare off animal, attacker

mettere in fuga (spaventando)

scare heading [ˈskeəˌhedɪŋ], scare headline [ˈskeəˌhedlaɪn] N

scare heading

titolo m allarmistico

scare tactic [Am skɛ(ə)r ˈtæktɪk] N

scare tactic

tattica f allarmistica

scare story [ˈskeəˌstɔːrɪ] N

scare story

notizia f allarmistica

scare story

voce f allarmistica

bomb scare [ˈbɒmskeə(r)] N

bomb scare

allarme m bomba

scare up VB [skɛː -] Am inf (scare up [sth], scare [sth] up)

scare up money

raggranellare

scare up people

mettere insieme

scare up food

improvvisare

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to scare the bejabers out of sb

far prendere una strizza (della madonna) a qn

to scare sb shitless

fare cacare sotto qn dalla paura or spaventare qn a morte

Translations for scare in the Italian»English Dictionary

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voce -a

scare story

tattica -a

scare tactic

scare in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scare in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.scare [sker] VB trans

scare

spaventare

to scare sb into/out of doing sth

spaventare qu perché faccia/non faccia qc

to be scared stiff

essere paralizzato dalla paura

to scare sb shitless vulg

far venire un colpo a qu

II.scare [sker] VB intr

scare

spaventarsi

to (not) scare easily

(non) spaventarsi facilmente

III.scare [sker] N

1. scare (fright):

scare

spavento m

to have a scare

prendersi uno spavento

to give sb a scare

spaventare qu

2. scare (panic):

scare

panico m

scare away VB trans, scare off VB trans

scare away

far scappare

bomb scare N

bomb scare

allarme m bomba

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to scare the dickens out of sb

spaventare a morte qn

to scare the living daylights out of sb inf

spaventare a morte qn

Translations for scare in the Italian»English Dictionary

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far paura a qu [o mettere paura a qu]

to scare sb

scare Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scare sb into/out of doing sth

spaventare qu perché faccia/non faccia qc

to scare sb shitless vulg

far venire un colpo a qu

to (not) scare easily

(non) spaventarsi facilmente

to have a scare

prendersi uno spavento

to give sb a scare

spaventare qu

to scare the dickens out of sb

spaventare a morte qn

to scare the living daylights out of sb inf

spaventare a morte qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The pariah dog follows him inside but is scared off when he rises.

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

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This is known as the 1983 war scare.

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In series 3, she has a breast cancer scare.

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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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The police officers later said that they had aimed over his head in order to scare him off.

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

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

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