English to Catalan Meaning of frighten - espantar


Frighten :
espantar

espantar, amenaça, refrega, acovardir, Tenir por, perdre l'equilibri, ser presa del pànic, aterroritzar, ensurt, consternació, horroritzar, intimidar, amenaçar, fanal, vaca

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Definitions of frighten in English
Verb(1) cause fear in
Examples of frighten in English
(1) It was an accomplishment, to frighten the person who had so often terrified him.(2) the government denies legal responsibility, presumably to frighten off other claimants(3) I must warn you that this image will shock and frighten you and if you are old or weak please do not look at it.(4) if you say anything to him you might frighten him off(5) at his age, I guess he doesn't frighten any more(6) They were afraid that the sounds and smells would frighten him more.(7) He said people should avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house as they can intimidate and frighten people.(8) Like a doctor afraid to frighten a patient with a truthful diagnosis, it doesn't say half enough.(9) Yet, there is enough in the survey to frighten many.(10) People who lived here carried on pretty much as normal, but outsiders were frightened off .(11) You know, that argument really frightens me.(12) This term, which is quite frightening to me, is often used to mean civilian casualties.(13) Am I just being cynical and assuming this is just a frightener to make me part with my money?(14) In 1967, for example, the restrictions were relaxed too soon and the epidemic flared up frighteningly again.(15) She grew afraid that the men who had frightened her before would try to harm her.(16) Anderson's attempt to show the world that Britain could do big-budget sci-fi just as well as Hollywood may have fizzled at the box office, but it's still a relatively effective deep space frightener .
Related Phrases of frighten
(1) to frighten ::
espantar
(2) frighten away ::
espantar
(3) frighten off ::
espantar
Synonyms
Verb
1. scare ::
ensurt
2. startle ::
espantar
3. alarm ::
alarma
4. terrify ::
aterroritzar
5. petrify ::
petrificar
6. shock ::
xoc
7. chill ::
fred
8. panic ::
pànic
9. shake ::
sacsejar
10. disturb ::
pertorbar
11. dismay ::
consternació
12. unnerve ::
enervar
13. unman ::
acovardir
14. intimidate ::
intimidar
15. terrorize ::
aterroritzar
16. cow ::
vaca
17. daunt ::
acovardir
18. strike terror into ::
sembrar el terror a
23. scare stiff ::
tes ensurt
25. scare witless ::
Witless ensurt
26. scare to death ::
ensurt de mort
27. scare the pants off ::
espantar els pantalons davant
28. spook ::
espectre
34. affright ::
ensurt
Different Forms
frighten, frightened, frightening, frightens
Word Example from TV Shows
Do the dead frighten you?

Do the dead FRIGHTEN you?

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 1

Bullshit. Cersei's just
trying to frighten us.

Bullshit. Cersei's just trying to FRIGHTEN us.

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 2

I hope I didn't frighten you.

I hope I didn't FRIGHTEN you.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 8

I'd be a bloody fool if
he didn't frighten me.

I'd be a bloody fool if he didn't FRIGHTEN me.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 7

Are you trying to frighten me
with magic tricks?

Are you trying to FRIGHTEN me with magic tricks?

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 10

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