scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
Inglês
~ 700
megijeszt, ijedség, riadalom, elijeszt, elriaszt
VERBO
A2
1
megijeszt
A2
Padrão de uso:
to scare [someone]
The loud noise scared the children.
A hangos zaj megijesztette a gyerekeket.
You really scared me when you jumped out from behind the door.
Nagyon megijesztettél, amikor kiugrottál az ajtó mögül.
The possibility of losing his job scared him.
Exemplos para estudantes
The dog scared the little boy.
A kutya megijesztette a kisfiút.
The movie scared me a lot.
A film nagyon megijesztett.
A big spider scared her.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
Significado
Cause someone to feel fear
Colocações
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
Sinônimos
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
|
startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
Antônimos
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
To make someone suddenly feel afraid or worried.
SUBSTANTIVO
B1
2
That horror film gave me a real scare.
Az a horrorfilm alaposan rám ijesztett.
We had a bit of a health scare last year.
Tavaly volt egy kisebb egészségügyi riadalmunk.
The false alarm caused a big security scare.
Exemplos para estudantes
The loud bang gave me a scare.
A hangos durranás rám ijesztett.
He had a health scare last year.
Tavaly volt egy egészségügyi riadalma.
The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
Significado
Sudden feeling of fear
Colocações
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
Sinônimos
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
Antônimos
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
A short period of sudden fear or worry.
VERBO
B1
3
Padrão de uso:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
The guard dog scared off the burglars.
Az őrkutya elriasztotta a betörőket.
We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
Felállítottunk egy madárijesztőt, hogy elijesszük a varjakat.
High prices can scare away customers.
Exemplos para estudantes
The loud noise scared away the cats.
A hangos zaj elijesztette a macskákat.
The police siren scared off the thief.
A rendőrsziréna elriasztotta a tolvajt.
We use lights to scare away animals.
Significado
Make something go away by fear
Colocações
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
Sinônimos
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
Antônimos
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
To make a person or animal leave or stop trying to do something by making them afraid.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
scare
AFI
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
scare (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
Família de palavras
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
Expressões
give someone a scare
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ə skˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Cause brief sudden fear in someone
To make someone suddenly feel afraid for a short time.
Exemplos
- You gave me a real scare when you shouted like that.
- Falling down the stairs gave her quite a scare.
health scare
1/hˈɛlθ skˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Event causing sudden health worry
A time when people are suddenly worried about health problems.
Exemplos
- He had a health scare but is fine now.
- The outbreak caused a major public health scare.
scare away
1/skˈɛɹ əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Cause departure through fear
To make someone or something leave because they are afraid.
Exemplos
- The noise scared away the birds.
- Bad service can scare away customers.
scare off
1/skˈɛɹ ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Frighten away someone or something
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid or worried.
Exemplos
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.