scare

erschrecken, ängstigen

Bei jemandem Angst auslösen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone feel afraid.

• Big dogs scare me.
• The sudden noise scared the children.
• Does that film scare you?

So benutzt man es: scare someone into doing something (The warning scared him into wearing a helmet.)

Synonyme: frighten, startle, terrify

Gegenteile: reassure

Häufige Wendungen: scare someone, scare someone badly, scare someone stiff, scare someone silly

abschrecken, vertreiben

Jemanden durch Angst oder Sorgen dazu bringen, etwas zu meiden oder wegzugehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone avoid an activity or leave because they feel afraid or worried.

• High prices scare customers off.
• The warning scared her away from the project.
• Will these fees scare off new members?

So benutzt man es: scare someone off/away (The high fees scared many customers away.); scare someone off doing something (The risk scared him off investing his savings.)

Synonyme: deter, discourage, put off

Gegenteile: encourage, attract

Häufige Wendungen: scare someone off, scare away customers, scare off buyers

auftreiben, zusammenkratzen

Etwas, das schwer zu bekommen ist, mit Mühe finden oder beschaffen.

In einfachem Englisch: To manage to find or get something that is difficult to obtain.

• Can you scare up some chairs?
• I scared up enough cash for dinner.
• They are trying to scare up more volunteers.

So benutzt man es: scare up something (We managed to scare up enough money for the tickets.)

Synonyme: find, get hold of, scrape together

Häufige Wendungen: scare up something, scare up cash, scare up tickets

Schreck

Ein kurzer, plötzlicher Moment der Angst, oft weil man glaubt, etwas Schlimmes sei passiert.

In einfachem Englisch: A short, sudden feeling of fear, often because you think something bad has happened.

• You gave me a scare!
• We had a scare when the lights went out.
• That near accident was quite a scare.

So benutzt man es: give someone a scare (That loud bang gave me a scare.)

Synonyme: fright, shock

Häufige Wendungen: give someone a scare, a nasty scare, get a scare

Alarm, Panik

Eine Situation, in der Menschen eine mögliche Gefahr befürchten, auch wenn diese gar nicht besteht.

In einfachem Englisch: A situation that makes people worry about a possible danger, even if the danger is not real.

• A bomb scare closed the station.
• Sales fell after the food scare.
• Her recent health scare made her change her habits.

Synonyme: alarm, panic

Häufige Wendungen: health scare, food scare, bomb scare