amedrentar

v.

1 to scare, to frighten.

2 to intimidate, to bully, to frighten, to scare away.

María amedrenta a los hombres Mary intimidates men.

3 to make shy.

El aplauso amedrenta al chico Applause makes the boy shy.

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amedrentar

► verbo transitivo

1 to frighten, scare

► verbo pronominal amedrentarse

1 (asustarse) to be frightened, be scared; (acobardarse) to become intimidated

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1.

VT (=asustar) to scare, frighten; (=intimidar) to intimidate

2.

See:

amedrentarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to terrify

2.

amedrentarse v pron to be o feel terrified

no se amedrenta ante nada — nothing frightens her

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= scare.

Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

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* amedrentarse = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), scare + Reflexivo.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

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1.

verbo transitivo to terrify

2.

amedrentarse v pron to be o feel terrified

no se amedrenta ante nada — nothing frightens her

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= scare.

Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

* amedrentarse = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), scare + Reflexivo.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

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amedrentar [A1 ]

vt

to terrify

las grandes olas los amedrentaban the huge waves filled them with fear o terrified them

■ amedrentarse

v pron

to be o feel terrified

no se amedrenta ante nada nothing frightens her

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amedrentar verbo transitivo to frighten, scare, intimidate, alarm

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amedrentar

♦ vt

to scare, to frighten

♦ See also the pronominal verb amedrentarse

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amedrentar

v/t terrify

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amedrentar vt

: to frighten, to intimidate

♦ See also the reflexive verb amedrentarse