frighten

frighten
transitive verb
[Explosion, Schuss:] erschrecken; [Gedanke, Drohung:] angst machen (+ Dat.)

be frightened at or by something — vor etwas (Dat.) erschrecken

frighten somebody out of his wits — jemanden furchtbar erschrecken

be frightened to death — (fig.) zu Tode erschrocken sein

Phrasal Verbs:
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verb (to make (someone) afraid: She was frightened by a large dog.) erschrecken
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fright·en
[ˈfraɪtən]
I. vt
▪ to \frighten sb jdn erschrecken, jdm Angst machen
to \frighten sb to death jdn zu Tode erschrecken
to \frighten the life [or the [living] daylights] out of sb jdn furchtbar erschrecken
to \frighten sb into silence/submission jdn zum Schweigen/Aufgeben bringen
▪ to \frighten sb out of doing sth jdn von etw dat abschrecken
II. vi erschrecken
to [not] \frighten easily [nicht] leicht Angst bekommen
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['fraɪtn]
1. vt
(= give a sudden fright) erschrecken, Angst einjagen (+dat); (= make scared) Angst machen (+dat), Angst einjagen (+dat); (idea, thought) ängstigen, Angst or Furcht einflößen (+dat)

I'm not easily frightened — ich fürchte mich nicht so schnell, ich habe nicht so schnell Angst; (with threats etc) so schnell or leicht kann man mir keine Angst machen

to be frightened by sth — vor etw (dat) erschrecken

to frighten sb into agreeing to sth — jdm solche Angst machen, dass er/sie einer Sache (dat) zustimmt

to frighten the life out of sb — jdn zu Tode erschrecken

2. vi

she doesn't frighten easily — so leicht fürchtet sie sich nicht; (with threats etc) so schnell or leicht kann man ihr keine Angst machen

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frighten [ˈfraıtn]
A v/t
1. a) jemanden erschrecken, jemandem einen Schrecken einjagen
b) jemandem Angst einjagen oder machen:
frighten sb into doing sth jemanden so einschüchtern, dass er etwas tut;
frighten sb out of doing sth jemanden davon abschrecken, etwas zu tun;
frighten sb out of his wits (oder senses) jemanden furchtbar erschrecken oder ängstigen;
frighten sb to death jemanden zu Tode erschrecken;
I was frightened ich erschrak oder bekam Angst (at, of vor dat)
2. meist frighten away (oder off) vertreiben, -scheuchen
B v/i he frightens easily
a) er erschrickt leicht, er ist schreckhaft,
b) man kann ihm leicht Angst einjagen oder machen
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transitive verb
[Explosion, Schuss:] erschrecken; [Gedanke, Drohung:] angst machen (+ Dat.)

be frightened at or by something — vor etwas (Dat.) erschrecken

frighten somebody out of his wits — jemanden furchtbar erschrecken

be frightened to death — (fig.) zu Tode erschrocken sein

Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
v.
beängstigen v.
einschüchtern v.
erschrecken v.
(§ p.,pp.: erschrak, ist erschrocken)
ängstigen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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