espantar

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to frighten

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espantar
transitive verb
1to frighten o scare away (ahuyentar)
  • espanta a las moscas con el rabo -> it keeps the flies off with its tail
2to frighten, to scare (asustar)
3to appall, to shock (pasmar)
intransitive verb
4(asustar)
  • esa casa espanta sólo de verla -> that house is frightening just to look at
espantarse
pronomial verb
1to get frightened o scared (ser ahuyentado)
2to be appalled o shocked (pasmarse)

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espantar [es-pan-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To frighten (asustar), to terrify, to fright, to daunt, to shock.
2To chase or drive away (ahuyentar).
verb reflexive
3To be surprised or astonished, to marvel (asombrarse).

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espantar
verbo:transitivo
1 (asustar) (gen) to frighten; scare; (haciendo huir) to frighten off away;o scare off away;o
el ruido espantó a las reses the noise frightened scared the cattle;o espantó a los perros con una escoba she frightened the dogs off away with a broom;o con ese genio espanta a todas las chicas with that temper of his he frightens scares all the girls (off away);oo
empezó a cantar para espantar el miedo
2 (horrorizar) to horrify; appal
le espantaba la idea de tener que ir solo he was horrified appalled at the thought of having to go on his own;o
verbo:pronominal
espantarse
1 (asustarse) to get frightened; get scared
2 (horrorizarse) to be horrified; be appalled;de at
se espantó de verla tan cambiada he was horrified appalled to see her so changed;o
3 (Caribe) (sospechar) to get suspicious

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Verb Conjugation for "espantar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo espanto espanté espantaba espantaré espante
Tú espantas espantaste espantabas espantarás espantes
Ella/Él/Usted espanta espantó espantaba espantará espante
Nosotros espantamos espantamos espantábamos espantaremos espantemos
Vosotros espantáis espantasteis espantabais espantaréis espantéis
Ellos/Ustedes espantan espantaron espantaban espantarán espanten
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