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scare
(skâr)v. scared, scar·ing, scares
v.tr.
To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See Synonyms at frighten.
v.intr.
To become frightened: a child who scares easily.
n.
1. A condition or sensation of sudden fear: That mask gave me a real scare.
2. A general state of alarm; a panic: a bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.
adj.
Phrasal Verb: Serving or intended to frighten people: scare stories; scare tactics.
scare up Informal
To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity: managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd.
[Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.]
scar′er n.
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scare
(skɛə)vb
1. to fill or be filled with fear or alarm
2. (tr; often foll by away or off) to drive (away) by frightening
3. (tr) informal (foll by up)
a. to produce (a meal) quickly from whatever is available
b. to manage to find (something) quickly or with difficulty: brewers need to scare up more sales.
n
4. a sudden attack of fear or alarm
5. a period of general fear or alarm
adj
causing (needless) fear or alarm: a scare story.
[C12: from Old Norse skirra; related to Norwegian skjerra, Swedish dialect skjarra]
ˈscarer n
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scare
(skɛər)v. scared, scar•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to fill, esp. suddenly, with fear; frighten.
v.i. 2. to become frightened.
3. scare up, to find or procure in spite of difficulties: Try to scare up some wood for the fire.
n. 4. a sudden fright or alarm.
5. a time or condition of alarm or worry: a war scare.
[1150–1200; (v.) Middle English skerren < Old Norse skirra to frighten; (n.) late Middle English skere, derivative of the v.]
scar′er, n.
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scare
- The shank of a golf club can be called the scare.See also related terms for shank.
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scare
Past participle: scared
Gerund: scaring
| Imperative |
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| scare |
| scare |
| Present |
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| I scare |
| you scare |
| he/she/it scares |
| we scare |
| you scare |
| they scare |
| Preterite |
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| I scared |
| you scared |
| he/she/it scared |
| we scared |
| you scared |
| they scared |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am scaring |
| you are scaring |
| he/she/it is scaring |
| we are scaring |
| you are scaring |
| they are scaring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have scared |
| you have scared |
| he/she/it has scared |
| we have scared |
| you have scared |
| they have scared |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was scaring |
| you were scaring |
| he/she/it was scaring |
| we were scaring |
| you were scaring |
| they were scaring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had scared |
| you had scared |
| he/she/it had scared |
| we had scared |
| you had scared |
| they had scared |
| Future |
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| I will scare |
| you will scare |
| he/she/it will scare |
| we will scare |
| you will scare |
| they will scare |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have scared |
| you will have scared |
| he/she/it will have scared |
| we will have scared |
| you will have scared |
| they will have scared |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be scaring |
| you will be scaring |
| he/she/it will be scaring |
| we will be scaring |
| you will be scaring |
| they will be scaring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been scaring |
| you have been scaring |
| he/she/it has been scaring |
| we have been scaring |
| you have been scaring |
| they have been scaring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been scaring |
| you will have been scaring |
| he/she/it will have been scaring |
| we will have been scaring |
| you will have been scaring |
| they will have been scaring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been scaring |
| you had been scaring |
| he/she/it had been scaring |
| we had been scaring |
| you had been scaring |
| they had been scaring |
| Conditional |
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| I would scare |
| you would scare |
| he/she/it would scare |
| we would scare |
| you would scare |
| they would scare |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have scared |
| you would have scared |
| he/she/it would have scared |
| we would have scared |
| you would have scared |
| they would have scared |
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Noun 1. [画像:scare - sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events]scare - sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
anxiety, anxiousness - (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
red scare - a period of general fear of communists
2. [画像:scare - a sudden attack of fear]scare - a sudden attack of fear
fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Verb 1. [画像:scare - cause fear in]scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
intimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"
alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"
spook - frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"
2. scare - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats
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scare
verb
1. frighten, alarm, terrify, panic, shock, startle, intimidate, dismay, daunt, terrorize, put the wind up (someone) (informal), give (someone) a fright, give (someone) a turn (informal), scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic) She's just trying to scare me.
noun
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scare
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
lekatleknutípanikapoděsitstrach
skræmmeforskrækkelsefrygtskræk
säikähdyssäikäyttääkauhupelästyttääpelätti
strahuplašiti
ijedelem
hræîahræîsla, skrekkurskelfing
恐怖脅威驚かす威かす怖がらせる
겁주다두려움
terrere
išgąsdintaskaliausėnubaidytipanikos kėlėjas
izbailesnobiedētpanika
vystrašiť
prestrašitiprestrašiti sestrahpreplašen
skrämmapanik
ความหวาดกลัวหวาดกลัว
làm kinh hãisự sợ hãi
scare
[ˈskɛəʳ]A. N
B. VT
1. (= frighten) → asustar
you scared me! → ¡me has asustado!
to scare sb to death → darle un susto de muerte a algn
to scare the hell or life out of sb → darle un susto de muerte a algn
to scare sb stiff → darle un susto de muerte a algn
you scared me! → ¡me has asustado!
to scare sb to death → darle un susto de muerte a algn
to scare the hell or life out of sb → darle un susto de muerte a algn
to scare sb stiff → darle un susto de muerte a algn
2. to be scared (= frightened) → tener miedo, estar asustado
don't be scared → no tengas miedo, no te asustes
we were really scared → teníamos mucho miedo, estábamos muy asustados
to be scared to do sth → tener miedo de hacer algo
she was too scared to talk → estaba demasiado asustada para poder hablar, no podía hablar del susto
to be scared to death → estar muerto de miedo
to be scared of sb/sth he's scared of women → tiene miedo a las mujeres
are you scared of him? → ¿le tienes miedo?
I'm scared of spiders → les tengo miedo a or me dan miedo las arañas
to be scared of doing sth → tener miedo de hacer algo
to be scared stiff → estar muerto de miedo
to be scared out of one's wits → estar muerto de miedo
don't be scared → no tengas miedo, no te asustes
we were really scared → teníamos mucho miedo, estábamos muy asustados
to be scared to do sth → tener miedo de hacer algo
she was too scared to talk → estaba demasiado asustada para poder hablar, no podía hablar del susto
to be scared to death → estar muerto de miedo
to be scared of sb/sth he's scared of women → tiene miedo a las mujeres
are you scared of him? → ¿le tienes miedo?
I'm scared of spiders → les tengo miedo a or me dan miedo las arañas
to be scared of doing sth → tener miedo de hacer algo
to be scared stiff → estar muerto de miedo
to be scared out of one's wits → estar muerto de miedo
C. VI he doesn't scare easily → no se asusta fácilmente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
scare
[ˈskɛər] n
vt → effrayer, faire peur à
He scares me → Il me fait peur.
to scare sb stiff → faire une peur bleue à qn
He scares me → Il me fait peur.
to scare sb stiff → faire une peur bleue à qn
scare away
scare off vt sep → faire fuir Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scare
n (= fright, shock) → Schreck(en) m; (= general alarm) → Panikstimmung f, → Hysterie f (→ about in Bezug auf +acc, → wegen); to give somebody a scare → jdm einen Schrecken einjagen ; (= make sb jump also) → jdn erschrecken ; the devaluation scare → die Abwertungshysterie; to create or cause a scare → eine Panik auslösen
vt → einen Schrecken einjagen (+dat); (= worry) → Angst machen (+dat); (= frighten physically) person, animal → erschrecken ; birds → aufschrecken ; to be easily scared → sehr schreckhaft sein; (= easily worried) → sich (dat) → leicht Angst machen lassen ; (= timid) deer etc → sehr scheu sein; to scare somebody stiff or to death or out of his/her wits (all inf) → jdn zu Tode erschrecken (inf)
scare
:scare buying
n → Angstkäufe pl
scarecrow
n (lit, fig) → Vogelscheuche f
scare
:scarehead
n (US) → Sensationsschlagzeile f
scaremonger
n (esp Brit) → Panikmacher(in) m(f)
scaremongering
n (esp Brit) → Panikmache(rei) f (inf)
scare story
n → Schauergeschichte f
scare tactics
pl → Panikmache(rei) f (inf), → Verängstigungstaktik f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
scare
[ˈskɛəʳ]1. n → spavento, paura
to cause a scare (amongst) → creare il panico (tra)
to give sb a scare → far prendere uno spavento a qn, mettere paura a qn
to cause a scare (amongst) → creare il panico (tra)
to give sb a scare → far prendere uno spavento a qn, mettere paura a qn
scare away scare off vt + adv (dog) → mettere in fuga (fig) (subj, price) → far scappare
the price scared him away → il prezzo l'ha scoraggiato
the price scared him away → il prezzo l'ha scoraggiato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scare
(skeə) verb to startle or frighten. You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him. bangmaak يُفْزِع، يُخيف плаша (се) assustar poděsit erschrecken skræmme τρομάζω κπ., τρομοκρατώ asustar hirmutama ترساندن pelästyttää faire peur לְהַפחִיד डरना preplašiti, prestraviti megijeszt membuat takut hræða spaventare おびえさせる 겁주다 išgąsdinti nobiedēt menakutkan doen schrikken gi en støkk, skremme przestraszyć ډارول، بيرول، ويرول، assustar a speria пугать vystrašiť prestrašiti preplašiti skrämma กลัว korkutmak 驚嚇 лякати خوف زدہ کرنا làm kinh hãi 惊吓
noun1. a feeling of fear or alarm. The noise gave me a scare. skrikmaak خَوْف уплаха susto strach, zděšení der Schreck forskrækkelse φόβος, τρομάρα susto hirm ترس pelästyneisyys peur פחד डर, भय strah, strava ijedelem rasa takut hræðsla, skrekkur spavento おびえ 겁 išgąstis izbailes rasa takut schrik støkk, skrekk, sjokk strach ډاره susto frică паника, страх strach strah strah skrämsel, skrämsel[hicka] ความรู้สึกกลัว korku 嚇一跳 переляк خوف sự sợ hãi 吓一跳
2. a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people. a smallpox scare. vrees, paniek رُعْب، فَزَع паника pânico panika die Panik frygt πανικός pánico paanika هراس همگاني joukkohysteria panique בהלה आशंका panika pánik panik skelfing panico おびえた状態 공포 panika panika rasa cemas alarm panikk popłoch بيرول pânico panică психоз, паника panika preplah panika skräck, panik การตื่นตระหนก panik, korku 大恐慌 паніка لوگوں میں خوف یا دہشت کا احساس sự hốt hoảng 大恐慌
scared adjective frightened. I'm scared of spiders; a scared little girl. bang خائِف، فَزَع уплашен assustado mající strach, bázlivý ängstlich bange for; skræmt φοβισμένος que tiene miedo, asustado, atemorizado hirmunud ترسيده pelästynyt qui a peur, apeuré פּוֹחֵד מ- भयभीत preplašen ijedt, riadt; fél (vmitől) takut hræddur , spaventato おびえた 겁먹은 išgąsdintas, išsigandęs nobijies; baiļpilns ketakutan bang redd, skremt przestraszony ډار شوى assustado înfricoşat напуганный, испуганный bojazlivý boječ preplašen rädd, skrämd กลัว korkmuş 受驚的,害怕的 переляканий خوف زدہ bị hoảng sợ 受惊的
ˈscarecrow noun a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc. voëlverskrikker فَزّاعَه плашило espantalho strašák die Vogelscheuche fugleskræmsel σκιάχτρο espantapájaros hernehirmutis مترسك linnunpelätin épouvantail דחליל धूहा, बिजूखा, डरावा strašilo madárijesztő orang-orangan fuglahræða spaventapasseri かかし 허수아비 kaliausė putnubiedēklis orang-orang vogelverschrikker fugleskremsel strach na wróble توركودى، څروى، ( په پاليز يا كرونده كى هغه تور زړو كى يا كټوى چه دمرغانو دويرولو دپاره درول كيږى espantalho sperietoare (de ciori) пугало strašiak strašilo strašilo fågelskrämma หุ่นไล่กา bostan korkuluğu 稻草人 опудало; страхопуд بھچ کاگ bù nhìn 稻草人
ˈscaremonger noun a person who spreads alarming rumours. bangmaker مُرَوِّج الإشاعات المُفْزِعَه паникьор boateiro panikář der/die Bangemacher(in) panikspreder διαδοσίας, κινδυνολόγος alarmista paanikatekitaja هراس آفرين kauhunlietsoja alarmiste זוֹרֵע בֶּהָלָה सनसनी फैलाने वाला onaj koji širi paniku rémhírterjesztő penyebar ketakutan hrakspámaður allarmista デマを飛ばす人 헛소문 퍼드리는 사람 panikos kėlėjas panikas cēlējs orang yang menyebarkan cerita yang menakutkan paniekzaaier panikkmaker panikarz توركودى boateiro alarmist паникер panikár paničar paničar panikspridare ผู้แพร่ข่าวอกุศล telâşçı, velveleci 危言聳聽的人 панікер افواہ پھیلناے والا فرد kẻ phao tin đồn nhảm 散播骇人消息的人,散布谣言的人
scare away/off to make go away or stay away because of fear. The birds were scared away by the dog. wegjaag يُنَفِّر الطَّيْر أو الحَيَوان прогонвам (от страх) espantar zaplašit verscheuchen skræmme væk διώχνω κπ. τρομάζοντάς τον ahuyentar; mantenerse alejado eemale peletama رماندن ajaa tiehensä faire fuir לְהַרתִיע हौआ दिखा कर भगा देना preplašiti nekoga elriaszt mengusir hræða í burtu far fuggire, mettere in fuga 追払う 쫓아버리다 nubaidyti aizbiedēt menghalau dengan menakut-nakutkan wegjagen skremme bort, jage vekk odstraszyć په پاليز يا كرونده كى هغه تور زړو كى يا كټوى چه دمرغانو دويرولو دپاره درول كيږى espantar a alunga отпугивать, спугивать odplašiť preplašiti oterati skrämma bort (i väg) ทําให้กลัว korkutup kaçırmak 嚇跑 відстрашувати; віджахнути ڈرا کر بھگانا xua đuổi 把...吓跑
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scare
→ ذُعْر , يُرَوِّعُ lekat, leknutí skræk, skræmme erschrecken , Schreck τρομάζω , τρομάρα espantar , susto pelästyttää, säikähdys effrayer , peur strah, uplašiti spaventare , spavento 怖がらせる, 恐怖 겁주다, 두려움 laten schrikken , schrik skrekk , skremme nastraszyć , strach assustar , susto испуг , пугать panik, skrämma ความหวาดกลัว, หวาดกลัว korkutmak , panik làm kinh hãi, sự sợ hãi 害怕Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
scare
v. asustar, atemorizar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
scare
n sustoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.