espanto

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espanto
masculine noun
1fright (miedo)
  • le tiene espanto a las arañas -> he's frightened of spiders
2(pasmo)
  • ¡qué espanto! -> how terrible!
  • ¡qué espanto de traje! (informal) -> what an awful o a frightful suit!
  • hacía un calor de espanto -> the heat was appalling

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espanto [es-pahn’-to]
noun
11 Fright (miedo), consternation (consternación), frightfulness. (m)
2Menace, threat (amenaza). (m)
3Admiration, wonder, surprise; horror. (m)
4Hideousness, grimness. (m)
  • Hace un frío de espanto -> it’s terribly cold

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espanto
sustantivo:masculino
1 (susto) fright
curado
2 (amenaza) threat; menace
3 (Latinoamérica) (fantasma) ghost
4 (familiar) (para exagerar)
¡qué espanto! how awful!; hace un frío de espanto it's terribly cold; es un coche de espanto it's a fabulous tremendous car;o (familiar)

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