scares in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for scares 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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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 scares in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

voce -a

scare story

tattica -a

scare tactic

scares in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scares 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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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 scares in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

far paura a qu [o mettere paura a qu]

to scare sb

scares 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

No scares, suspense, story, acting or characters - just novelty death scenes and a psychotic villain.

en.wikipedia.org

The fragile state, with its high volatility, and risk of failure scares away donors.

en.wikipedia.org

It is at once artful and unpretentious, more interested in intimacy and implication than in easy scares or slick effects.

en.wikipedia.org

One doll in particular scares her, a life-sized one sitting in the rocking chair.

en.wikipedia.org

He also has a roar that scares people.

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

This scares him so much, he falls backward over the stair railing and dies.

en.wikipedia.org

When the creatures first emerge from the shaft, their sudden appearance scares the elderly night watchman to death.

en.wikipedia.org

Criticism for the movie centered upon what the reviewers saw as an overly generic plot-line and an overabundance of jump scares.

en.wikipedia.org

But the other is a fellow man like me; perhaps it is me that scares him.

en.wikipedia.org