scares in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scares in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Show summary of all matches

I.scare [Am skɛr, Brit skɛː] VB trans

View verb table

II.scare [Am skɛr, Brit skɛː] VB intr

View verb table

III.scare [Am skɛr, Brit skɛː] N

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

View verb table

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

View verb table
Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to beat/scare the (living) daylights out of sb inf, his driving scares the living daylights out of me
me da pánico cómo maneja
to beat/scare the (living) daylights out of sb inf, his driving scares the living daylights out of me
me da pánico cómo conduce Spain
to beat/scare the (living) daylights out of sb inf, his driving scares the living daylights out of me
me pone los pelos de punta cómo maneja inf
to beat/scare the (living) daylights out of sb inf, his driving scares the living daylights out of me
me pone los pelos de punta cómo conduce Spain inf

Translations for scares in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Show summary of all matches

scares in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scares in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Show summary of all matches

I.scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] VB trans

View verb table

II.scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] VB intr

View verb table

III.scare [skeəʳ, Am sker] N

scare away VB trans, scare off VB trans

View verb table
Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to scare the living daylights out of sb inf
dar un susto de muerte a alguien

Translations for scares in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Show summary of all matches

scares 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)
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Critics say it doesn't offer enough suspense or scares to justify its addition to the genre.
en.wikipedia.org
One doll in particular scares her, a life-sized one sitting in the rocking chair.
en.wikipedia.org
But the other is a fellow man like me; perhaps it is me that scares him.
en.wikipedia.org
When the creatures first emerge from the shaft, their sudden appearance scares the elderly night watchman to death.
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
The ghosts also play tricks on the postman, floating around him and making him levitate, which scares him away from the house.
en.wikipedia.org
This scares him off, and he cowers back into his room for the night.
en.wikipedia.org
Therefore, the sentence becomes the dog scares the man and the emphasis still lies with the proximate man.
en.wikipedia.org
No scares, suspense, story, acting or characters - just novelty death scenes and a psychotic villain.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "scares" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular