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el espanto(
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pahn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (fear)
¡Ay! ¡Otto! Me diste un espanto. No sabía que estabas aquí.Ah! Otto! You gave me a fright. I didn't know you were here.
Casi me muero de espanto cuando dijeron que llamaban del hospital.I nearly died of fright when they told me they were calling from the hospital.
b. terror
Cuando la encontraron tenía una mirada de espanto.When they found her, she had a look of terror in her eyes.
c. horror
Me da espanto la idea de subirme a un coche con él al volante.I feel horror at the idea of getting in a car with him at the wheel.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Hace un frío de espanto allá afuera.It's terribly cold outside.
Se han comprado un coche de espanto.They have bought a fabulous car.
4. (disquiet)
5. (phantom) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. ghost
Juraban haber visto un espanto en la casa abandonada.They swore they had seen a ghost in the abandoned house.
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