startle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɑːrtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɑrtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stär′tl)

Inflections of 'startle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
startles
v 3rd person singular
startling
v pres p
startled
v past
startled
v past p
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startle [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (surprise, alarm)sobresaltar⇒, asustar⇒, alarmar⇒ vtr
  sobresaltar a, asustar a, alarmar a vtr + prep
 You really startled us, bursting in like that.
 Realmente nos sobresaltamos cuando entraste así de repente.
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'startle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
start
Spanish:
espeluznar - sobrecoger - asustar - sobresaltar

Collocations: startled the [dog, children, horse, passerby], the [deer, animal] was startled by the lights, startled by the [noise, alarm, whirring], more...

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