scare

spaventare, impaurire

Far provare paura a qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel afraid.

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

Come si usa: scare someone into doing something (The warning scared him into wearing a helmet.)

Sinonimi: frighten, startle, terrify

Contrari: reassure

Espressioni comuni: scare someone, scare someone badly, scare someone stiff, scare someone silly

scoraggiare, allontanare

Far evitare un’attività o andare via qualcuno, suscitando paura o preoccupazione.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: scare someone off/away (The high fees scared many customers away.); scare someone off doing something (The risk scared him off investing his savings.)

Sinonimi: deter, discourage, put off

Contrari: encourage, attract

Espressioni comuni: scare someone off, scare away customers, scare off buyers

racimolare, rimediare

Riuscire a trovare o procurarsi qualcosa di difficile da ottenere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: scare up something (We managed to scare up enough money for the tickets.)

Sinonimi: find, get hold of, scrape together

Espressioni comuni: scare up something, scare up cash, scare up tickets

spavento

Paura improvvisa e breve, spesso perché si pensa che sia successo qualcosa di brutto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: give someone a scare (That loud bang gave me a scare.)

Sinonimi: fright, shock

Espressioni comuni: give someone a scare, a nasty scare, get a scare

allarme, paura

Situazione che preoccupa le persone per un possibile pericolo, anche se il pericolo non è reale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: alarm, panic

Espressioni comuni: health scare, food scare, bomb scare