frighten

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfraɪtən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfraɪtən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(frītn)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
frighten [sb/sth] vtr (scare [sb], [sth])asustar a, atemorizar a vtr + prep
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 You frightened me, jumping out of nowhere like that! Her hoots of laughter frightened the cat.
 ¡Me asustaste saltando así de la nada!
frighten [sb] into doing [sth] vtr (intimidate [sb])intimidar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
  coaccionar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
 They were trying to frighten the witness into keeping silent.
 Estaban tratando de intimidar al testigo para que no hablara.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
frighten [sb/sth] off vtr phrasal sep (scare away)espantar a vtr + prep
  ahuyentar a vtr + prep
  espantar vtr
  ahuyentar vtr
 Tina's clingy nature frightened off all potential boyfriends.
 La naturaleza pegajosa de Tina espantaba a todos los potenciales novios.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
frighten [sb/sth] away,
frighten away [sb/sth]
vtr + adv
literal (cause [sb/sth] to run away)ahuyentar vtr
  espantar vtr
frighten [sb/sth] away,
frighten away [sb/sth]
vtr + adv
(deter, discourage)desanimar vtr
 The new translator hasn't responded to the feedback I gave her; I'm worried I've frightened her away.
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'frighten' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: frighten the [children, crowd, visitors, guests], frightened by the [noise, story, monster, wind, movie], the [noise, dog] frightened him, more...

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