asustar

asustar
v.
1 to frighten, to scare.
¡me has asustado! you gave me a fright!
me asusta pensar que pueda tener razón the scary thing is she may be right
El ruido asustó al caballo The noise frightened=startled the horse.
Su demencia asusta a María His lunacy scares Mary.
2 to be frightening, to scare.
Esas películas de zombies asustan Those zombie pictures are frightening.
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asustar
► verbo transitivo
1 to frighten, scare
► verbo pronominal asustarse
1 to be frightened, be scared
■ mi bebé se asusta del ruido my baby is frightened of noise
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verb
to frighten, scare
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1.
VT (=causar miedo a) to frighten, scare; (=espantar) to alarm, startle
2.
See:
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1.
verbo transitivo to frighten

me asustó cuando se puso tan serio — he gave me a fright when he went all serious

nada lo asusta — he's not frightened o scared by anything

2.
asustarse v pron to get frightened

me asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí — I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there

no se asuste, no es nada grave — there's no need to worry o to be alarmed, it's nothing serious

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= alarm, frighten, scare, startle, make + things scary for, freak, shock, spook.
Ex. Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.
Ex. What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.
Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
Ex. The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.
Ex. When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.
Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.
Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
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* asustar a Alguien para que haga Algo = frighten + Nombre + into.
* asustarse = panic, scare + Reflexivo, shy.
* asustarse de = be scared of.
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1.
verbo transitivo to frighten

me asustó cuando se puso tan serio — he gave me a fright when he went all serious

nada lo asusta — he's not frightened o scared by anything

2.
asustarse v pron to get frightened

me asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí — I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there

no se asuste, no es nada grave — there's no need to worry o to be alarmed, it's nothing serious

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= alarm, frighten, scare, startle, make + things scary for, freak, shock, spook.

Ex: Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.

Ex: What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.
Ex: When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
* asustar a Alguien para que haga Algo = frighten + Nombre + into.
* asustarse = panic, scare + Reflexivo, shy.
* asustarse de = be scared of.

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asustar [A1 ]
vt
to frighten
¡me asustaste! you made me jump!, you startled o frightened me!, you gave me a fright!
me asustó cuando se puso tan serio he gave me a fright when he went all serious
nada lo asusta he's not frightened o scared by anything, nothing frightens o scares him
lo asustó con tanto hablar de casamiento she frightened o scared him off with all her talk of marriage
■ asustarse
v pron
to get frightened
me asusté cuando llegué a casa y no estaba allí I got a fright o I got worried when I arrived home and he wasn't there
no se asuste, no es nada grave there's no need to worry o to be alarmed o frightened, it's nothing serious
¡no te asustes! soy yo don't be frightened o it's all right, it's only me
se asustó con lo que le dijo el médico y dejó de fumar what the doctor said frightened him o he got scared o frightened about what the doctor said and he stopped smoking
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asustar (conjugate asustar) verbo transitivo
to frighten;
◊ me asustó cuando se puso tan serio he gave me a fright when he went all serious

asustarse verbo pronominal
to get frightened;
me asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there;
no se asuste, no es nada grave there's no need to worry, it's nothing serious
asustar verbo transitivo to frighten, scare

'asustar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
- sobrecoger
English:
frighten
- scare
- shock
- startle
- alarm
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asustar
♦ vt
[dar miedo a] to frighten, to scare; [preocupar] to worry;
se escondió detrás del sofá para asustarme she hid behind the sofa so she could jump out and frighten me o give me a fright;
¡me has asustado! you gave me a fright!;
le asustan las arañas he's scared of spiders;
me asusta pensar que pueda tener razón the scary thing is she may be right
♦ See also the pronominal verb asustarse
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asustar
v/t frighten, scare
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asustar vt
espantar: to scare, to frighten
♦ See also the reflexive verb asustarse
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asustar vb to frighten / to scare
el perro asustó a los niños the dog frightened the children

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