espantar

Betekenis (Engels)

1. to terrify, to frighten
2. to chase off, to shoo
3. (figuratively) to surprise, to astonish

Sinonieme

surpreender

assombrar

admirar

estontear

Vertalings

amaze

εκπλήσσω

stupéfier

astound

astonish

sorprender

asombrar

verwundern

étonner

sbalordire

sorprendre

καταπλήσσω

scare

😨

stupire

pasmar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/is.pɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: expaveō

Verwante met Italiaans: spaventare

Verwante met Frans: épouvanter

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Spanish and Catalan espantar, Italian spaventare, French épouvanter.