spaventare
Meaning
to frighten, scare, spook
Concepts
Synonyms
mettere paura
fare paura
atterire
far paura
far prendere spavento
fare spaventare
mettere in fuga
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
spa‧ven‧tà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/spa.venˈta.re/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Spanish, Portuguese, Occitan, and Catalan espantar (also Catalan and Occitan espaventar); French épouvanter; Sicilian scantari; also Romanian înspăimânta.
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