La palabra del día: asustarse

Question

easustarse - to get frightened, to be scared; to get worried

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested.

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No te asustes. El criminal está ahora en las manos del mismo diablo, te lo juro.

Don't get worried. The criminal is now in the devil's hands, I swear.

Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Mar 22, 2010

It looks like you have a typo. It should be juro. - renaerules, Mar 22, 2010

You're right. Thanks :) - Issabela, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 1

Mi perro se asusta si hay una mosca en la casa.

My dog gets scared if there is a fly in the house.

:) - 00494d19, Mar 22, 2010

Lo mio simplemente la comerá. (Mine will simply eat it!):)) - luz_72, Mar 22, 2010

Si se esconde en el armario del dormitorio, sabemos que hay una mosca en la casa. (If she hides in the bedroom closet, we know there's a fly in the house.) : ) - mar959, Mar 22, 2010

:) - luz_72, Mar 23, 2010

Answer 2

No necesitas estar asustado. Dios tiene tu vida en sus manos.

You don't need to be afraid. God has your life in his hands.

Estar asustado or asustarte:) - 003487d6, Mar 22, 2010

Dios tiene tu vida en sus manos :) - Benz, Mar 22, 2010

Shouldn't that be "dios tiene tu vida in las manos." I thought you didn't use possesive pronouns in referring to body parts. - ocbizlaw, Jun 28, 2010

Answer 3

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Mamita... ¡No te asustes!!! jajajajajajajajajajajajajaja.....

Baby!!... Don't be scared!!! lol

Hope I'm not offending anyone... you never know :) - Benz, Mar 22, 2010

: ) - mar959, Mar 22, 2010

alright :-) - Fidalgo, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 4

-Aunque mováis mucho los brazos, no me asustáis, gritó Don Quijote.

(a los molinos de viento)

-As much as you shake your arms, you don't scare me, shouted Don Quijote.

(to the windmills)

a los molinos de viento - Mokay, Mar 22, 2010

...muchas gracias Mokay...voy a corregirlo! - luz_72, Mar 22, 2010

This is a great example! - Benz, Mar 22, 2010

...thanks Benz:) - luz_72, Mar 23, 2010

Answer 5

Yo me asusto pensar de todas las personas que viven en las calles en Haití.

I get scared thinking about all the people living in the streets in Haiti.

de pensar en todas las personas :) - Benz, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 6

Me asusta cometer errores cuando escribo una respuesta para La Palabra del Día.---I am worried about making errors when I write a sentence for The Word of the Day.

Me asusta cometer... cuando escribo una... :) - Benz, Mar 22, 2010

thanks Benz :-). - billy-jones, Mar 22, 2010

And here I was worried about para vs por and caps in La Palabra..:-) - billy-jones, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 7

Muchos se asustan sobre el futuro del mundo.

Many are frightened about the future of the world.

Answer 8

Me aususto cuando llegan mis facturas mensuales!

I get scared when my monthly bills arrive!

Me asusto cuando llegan mis facturas/cobros mensuales - Mokay, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 9

Me asustó mucho cuando el camino delante de mí convirtió en una cinta de hielo negro mientras llegué ayer a través de Oklohoma. I became frightened when the road before me turned into a ribbon of black ice as I drove through Oklahoma yesterday.

Answer 10

Siempre me asusto si pienso en morirme.

I always get scared if I think about dying.

Answer 11

De niña, me asustaba al ver al hombre disfrazado como ratón in Chuck E. Cheese.

As a child, I used to get scared when I saw the man dressed like a mouse in Chuck E. Cheese.

:) - 00494d19, Mar 22, 2010

rat = rata, mouse = ratón. - Mokay, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 12

Me asusté cuando vi una ballena muerta en la playa.

I got scared when I saw a dead whale on the beach.

Estoy asustado de ver una ballena muerta en la playa. - Mokay, Mar 22, 2010

Gracias. ¿Y la versión nueva? - Fidalgo, Mar 22, 2010

I'd say: "Me asusté cuando vi una ballena muerta en la playa" :) - Benz, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 13

A veces, el trabajo de mi novio es peligroso, así que me asusto cuando no tengo noticias de él durante muchas días.

Sometimes, my boyfriend´s job is dangerous, so I get worried when I don't hear from him for several days.

así que... - Benz, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 14

Few things scare me,but I can't stand snakes.

Pocas cosas me asustan, pero no soporto a las serpientes.

take out the word "the" before snakes, so: "...but I can't stand snakes" - hlsbookworm, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 15

Después de diez días de no estudiar español, me asusto que mis respuestas sean pobres.

After ten days of not studying Spanish, I fear that my answers will be poor.

That would be a new thing. Your answers are always commendable. I would have just said "good" but our English experts seem to frown upon"good" when used in that manner. :-) - billy-jones, Mar 22, 2010

me asusto de que mis respuestas sean pobres. (It would be better to say: me preocupa que mis respuestas... as I worry...) :) - Benz, Mar 22, 2010