épouvanter
Meaning
to terrify, horrify
Concepts
Synonyms
faire peur à
faire horreur à
faire outrage à
Translations
espantar
espantar
spaventare
τρομάζω
dehşete düşürmek
erschrecken
espaventar φοβίζω
assustar
terreo
afschrikkenPronounced as (IPA)
/e.pu.vɑ̃.te/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French espoenter, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese espantar, Italian spaventare, also Romanian înspăimânta.
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