sobresaltado
adjective1. (general)
a. startled
"¿Hay alguien aquí?" preguntó el niño con voz sobresaltada."Is somebody there?" asked the boy in a startled voice.
María se despertó sobresaltada en mitad de la noche porque oyó un ruido en su casa.Maria woke up startled in the middle of the night because she heard a noise in the house.
b. frightened
Con los relámpagos y truenos, los niños estaban sobresaltados.With all the lightning and thunder, the children were frightened.
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