scare story in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scare story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

scare story N

scare story

historia f alarmista

Translations for scare story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

story¹ <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

1.1. story:

story (account)

historia f

story (account)

relato m

story (tale)

cuento m

story (genre) LIT

cuento m

he told us the story of his life

nos contó la historia de su vida

tell me a story

cuéntame un cuento

the book tells the story of the expedition

el libro relata la expedición

that's a long story

eso es largo de contar

to cut a long story short

en pocas palabras

but that's not the end of the story

pero ahí no termina

it's the story of my life!

siempre me pasa lo mismo

according to his/your story

según él/tú

what's the story? Am

bueno ¿qué pasa?

he gave me the story on the new models Am

me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos

that's (quite) another or a different story

eso es otro cantar

that's (quite) another or a different story

eso es harina de otro costal

it's a different story if you're poor

si eres pobre es muy diferente or es otro cantar

later on she hit the bottle, but that's another story

más tarde empezó a beber, pero eso es otro cuento

the same old story

la (misma) historia de siempre

1.2. story:

story (anecdote)

anécdota f

story (joke)

chiste m

there's an interesting story attached to this diamond

hay una historia interesante ligada a ese brillante

his 'uncle' was really his father, or so the story goes

su 'tío' era en realidad su padre, o eso dicen

the story goes that he drew a line in the sand

cuenta la leyenda que trazó una línea en la arena

2. story (plot):

story

argumento m

story

trama f

3.1. story JOURN (article):

story

artículo m

3.2. story JOURN (newsworthy event):

a reporter with a nose for a good story

un periodista con buen olfato para lo que es noticia

4. story inf (lie):

story

cuento m inf

story

mentira f

don't tell stories

no me vengas con cuentos inf

don't tell stories

no digas mentiras

story² <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

story Brit storey (of building):

Brit storey

piso m

Brit storey

planta f

on the first story (in US)

en la planta baja

on the first story (in UK)

en el primer piso

a four-story building

un edificio de cuatro pisos

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 story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scare story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

scare story

historia f alarmista

Translations for scare story 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

story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:ri] N

1. story:

story (account)

historia f

story (fictional)

cuento m

to tell a story

contar un cuento

to tell stories (lie)

contar cuentos

so the story goes

eso dicen

2. story (news report):

story

artículo m

Phrases:

that's another story

eso es harina de otro costal

it's the same old story

es la historia de siempre

a tall story

un cuento chino

story² [ˈstɔ:ri] N Am

story → storey

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

storey

piso m