- espanto
- Del verbo espantar: (conjugate espantar)
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espanto es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
espantó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: espantar espanto
espantar (conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo 1a) (ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten awayb) (asustar) ‹caballo› to frighten, scare2 (fam) (horrorizar) to horrify, appall(conjugate appall) verbo intransitivoa) (fam) (asustar):◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [fantasma]:◊ en esa casa espantan that house is hauntedespantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away; [caballo] to take fright, be startled
espanto sustantivo masculino 1a) (miedo) fright, horrorb) (uso hiperbólico):◊ la noticia nos llenó de espanto we were horrified o appalled at the news;hace un frío de espanto (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq); ya está curada de espanto (fam) she's seen/heard it all before 2 (Bol, Col, Ven fam) (espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten
espanto sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) panic, fright: siento espanto cuando me mira, he makes me shudder when he looks at me
2 (impresión fuerte) shock: ver toda esa sangre fue un espanto, it was shocking to see all that blood
3 fam (terrible) dreadful, awful: la obra de teatro era un espanto, the play was awful Locuciones: familiar de espanto, dreadful, shocking
estar curado,-a de espanto, to be inured to something: a mí no me impresiona, estoy curada de espanto, it doesn't impress me, I've seen it all before 'espanto' also found in these entries: Spanish: espantar - execrable English: flail - horrify
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.