frighten away
- Examples
I put them on to frighten away the curious. | Los uso para ahuyentar a los curiosos. |
Watch fireworks on New Year's Eve to frighten away evil spirits, allowing safe passage into the next year. | Disfruta de los fuegos artificiales en la víspera de Año Nuevo para ahuyentar los malos espíritus, y así permitir el paso seguro al año entrante. |
Far from winning new votes for future elections, he has just been able to frighten away many of those who supported him. | Lejos de atraerse nuevos votos ante las futuras consultas, de momento solo ha conseguido ahuyentar a muchos de los que le venían respaldando. |
A transistor was placed near the vines in order to frighten away the wild boars that wandered around the vineyards of the area at night. | Para alejar a los jabalíes que visitaban por la noche los viñedos de la región, colocaron un transistor junto a las viñas. |
On the one hand you want to charge a fair and commercial rate that reflects your blog's true value but on the other hand you don't want to frighten away advertisers by overcharging. | Por un lado te quieren cobrar una tarifa justa y comercial que refleja el verdadero valor de su blog, pero por otro lado no quiere asustar a los anunciantes por sobrecarga. |
That is why the proletariat fights in the front ranks for a republic and contemptuously rejects silly and unworthy advice to take care not to frighten away the bourgeoisie. | Por eso, el proletariado lucha en vanguardia por la república, rechazando con desprecio los consejos necios e indignos de él de quienes le dicen que tenga cuidado de no asustar a la burguesía. |
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