scary

gruselig, beängstigend

Angst oder Sorgen verursachend.

In einfachem Englisch: Making you feel afraid or worried.

• That was a scary noise.
• We watched a scary film last night.
• Walking home alone can be scary.

Synonyme: frightening, frightful, terrifying

Gegenteile: reassuring

Häufige Wendungen: scary movie, scary story, scary experience, scary thought

verblüffend, unheimlich

So überraschend, genau oder ähnlich, dass es seltsam oder schwer erklärbar wirkt.

In einfachem Englisch: So surprising, accurate, or similar that it feels strange or hard to explain.

• Their resemblance is scary.
• She predicts results with scary accuracy.
• It's scary how alike the twins sound on the phone.

So benutzt man es: it is scary how… (It's scary how much you look like your father.)

Synonyme: uncanny, striking, astonishing

Häufige Wendungen: scary resemblance, scary accuracy, scary how similar