Acobardar vs Asustar
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Both of these verbs mean "to frighten or scare" and pronomial versions for both "with se" mean to get frightened or scared, so are they exactly the same, or is there some fine distinction between the two ??
Please help.. thanks 
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updated Nov 8, 2014
posted by Joydeep_Singh
:) - ian-hill, Nov 8, 2014
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From my dictionary JImmy
Nos acobardamos ante la lluvia. - We were put off by the rain. (to intimidate)
¿Te asusta la oscuridad? - Are you scared of the dark? (to scare)
No me asustan tus amenazas. - Your threats don’t frighten me. (to frighten)
updated Nov 9, 2014
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Wow, Your dictionary seems to have been written by greek gods like zeus, poseidon etc. hehe... - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 8, 2014
Intimidate is excellent, I didn't think of that but it is exactly the difference. - annierats, Nov 8, 2014
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Asustar - to give somebody a shock.
Acobardar- To make somebody frightened , literally to turn them into cowards.
updated Nov 8, 2014
posted by annierats
Thanks Annie, in the dictionary however both have been defined to mean "to frighten or scare" - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 8, 2014
Well, it is often the same thing, to frighten, it's a small difference, not really easy to specify. - annierats, Nov 8, 2014
