WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| frightening adj | (scary) | aterrador/a adj |
| | | que da miedo loc adj |
| | | espantoso/a adj |
| | The old woman told the children a frightening story about the war. |
| | La anciana le contó a los niños una aterradora historia sobre la guerra. |
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 | frightening |
| 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:
'frightening' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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