pegar un alarido

pegar un alarido
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to let out a shriek
Pegué un alarido cuando entré a la cocina y vi una araña. Les tengo pavor.I let out a shriek when I went into the kitchen and saw a spider. I'm terrified of them.
b. to scream
Escuché a mamá pegar un alarido, así que vine a ver qué estaba pasando.I heard Mom scream, so I came to see what was going on.
c. to cry out
Lorenzo pegó un alarido de dolor cuando el martillo le cayó en el dedo gordo del pie.Lorenzo cried out in pain when the hammer fell on his big toe.
d. to shriek
La señora Pascual pegón un alarido porque pensó ver a un fantasma.Mrs. Pascual shrieked because she thought she had seen a ghost.
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