espantar

Signification

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/is.pɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/

Étymologie

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.