WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| frightened adj | (scared) | asustado/a adj |
| | | aterrado adj |
| | The frightened cat hid under a chair. |
| | El gato asustado se escondió bajo la silla. |
| be frightened of [sb/sth] v expr | (be scared of) | tenerle miedo a loc verb |
| | | asustarse de v prnl + prep |
| | It's quite common to be frightened of spiders. |
| | Es bastante común tenerle miedo a las arañas. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
frighten | frightened |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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