espantado

adj.

frightened, scared, terrified.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: espantar.

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ADJ

1) (=asustado) frightened, scared, terrified

me quedé espantada cuando lo vi con esos pelos — I was horrified when I saw him with that hair

2) LAm (=muy asustado) sick with fear

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-da adjetivo

a) (asustado) frightened, scared

salieron espantados — they ran off in fright

b) (uso hiperbólico) horrified, appalled

quedé espantado con su vocabulario — I was horrified o appalled at his language

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= awestruck, spooked.

Ex. I remain awestruck by the advances in information technology in libraries.

Ex. The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.

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-da adjetivo

a) (asustado) frightened, scared

salieron espantados — they ran off in fright

b) (uso hiperbólico) horrified, appalled

quedé espantado con su vocabulario — I was horrified o appalled at his language

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= awestruck, spooked.

Ex: I remain awestruck by the advances in information technology in libraries.

Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.

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espantado -da

adjective

1 (asustado) frightened, scared

estaban lívidos y espantados they looked pale and frightened o scared

salieron espantados cuando vieron a la policía they ran off in fright when they saw the police

2 (uso hiperbólico) horrified, appalled

quedaron espantados con su vocabulario they were horrified o appalled at his language

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Del verbo espantar: (conjugate espantar)

espantado es:

el participio

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◊ -da adjetivo

a) (asustado) frightened, scared;

◊ salieron espantados they ran off in fright

b) (horrorizado) horrified, appalled

espantar (conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten away

b) (asustar) ‹caballo› to frighten, scare

2 (fam) (horrorizar) to horrify, appall^{(conjugate appall)}
verbo intransitivo

a) (fam) (asustar):

◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)

b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [fantasma]:

◊ en esa casa espantan that house is haunted

espantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away;
[caballo] to take fright, be startled
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten

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espantado, -a adj

1. [asustado] frightened, scared;

huyó espantado he fled in fright

2. [pasmado] appalled, shocked;

sus malos modales me tenían espantado I was appalled at his bad manners