scared

scare  (skâr)

v. scared, scar·ing, scares

v.tr.

To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See Synonyms at frighten.

v.intr.

To become frightened: a child who scares easily.

n.

1. A condition or sensation of sudden fear.

2. A general state of alarm; a panic: a bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.

adj.

Serving or intended to frighten people: scare stories; scare tactics.

Phrasal Verb:

scare up Informal

To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity: managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd.

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[Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.]

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scarer n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

scared - made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move" frightened afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"

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scared

adjective afraid, alarmed, frightened, terrified, shaken, cowed, startled, fearful, unnerved, petrified, panicky, terrorized, panic-stricken, scared to death, scared stiff, scared shitless (taboo slang), terror-stricken, shit-scared (taboo slang) Why are you so scared?

Translations

scared [ˈskɛə^rd] adj → effrayé(e)
to be scared → avoir peur
Don't be scared → N'aie pas peur.
I was scared stiff → J'avais une peur bleue.
to be scared of sb/sth → avoir peur de qn/qch
Are you scared of him? → Est-ce que tu as peur de lui?
to be scared to do sth → avoir peur de faire qch
to be scared of doing sth → avoir peur de faire qch

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scared

adj

(= afraid) look, face, voice → ängstlich, verängstigt; he’s a scared man → er hat Angst; to be scared (of somebody/something) → (vor jdm/etw) Angst haben; to be scared stiff or to death or out of one’s wits (all inf) → Todesängste ausstehen, fürchterliche Angst haben; to be scared to do something → Angst haben, etw zu tun; she was too scared to speak → sie konnte vor Angst nicht sprechen; she was always too scared to speak in public → sie getraute sich nie, in der Öffentlichkeit zu sprechen; he’s scared of telling her the truth → er getraut sich nicht, ihr die Wahrheit zu sagen

(= apprehensive) → ängstlich; to be scared that … → Angst haben, dass …, befürchten, dass …

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scared [skɛəd] adj → impaurito/a, spaventato/a
to be scared (of) → aver paura (di)
to be scared to death, be scared stiff → essere spaventato/a a morte
to be scared out of one's wits (fam) → non capire più niente dalla paura

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