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Meaning of espantar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
espanˈtaɾ

Definitions

  1. to frighten, to scare; to terrify
    transitive
  2. to get frightened
    pronominal
  3. to chase off; to shoo; to drive away

Equivalents

Deutsch austreiben
English drive off Frighten Scare Shoo
Français chasser déloger
Latina abigo
Nederlands verjagen
Kiswahili kufukuza
Türkçe kovmak

Examples

“aos soes das cãpaynas et ante a semelduẽ das carãtonas, que erã moy feas, espantarõse os caualos dos caualeiros de Calrros et começarõ de fogir cõ grã medo”

at the sound of the bells and because of the looks of the masks, which were very ugly, Charlemagne's knights' horses got frightened and began to flee with great fear

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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