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FRIGHTEN

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frighten verb tranzitiv

1. a speria, a înspăimânta, a înfricoşa, a îngrozi, a înfiora;

to frighten smb. to death a speria de moarte pe cineva;

to frighten smb. out of his wits / senses a face pe cineva să-şi piardă minţile de frică;

(fam.) to frighten the French a speria şi pe dracu; a vârî spaima-n toţi dracii.

2. to frighten away a speria, a alunga, a (iz)goni;

to frighten smb. into doing smth. a determina pe cineva să facă ceva de frică;

to frighten out v. to frighten away;

to frighten smb. out of a abate pe cineva (speriindu-l) de la, a speria pe cineva făcându-l să nu;

to frighten smb. out of drinking too much a determina pe cineva să se lase de băutură (speriindu-l cu consecinţele).

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

“Go on, Peggotty,” said I, more frightened than before.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

I am frightened now, when I think of you and of what you have been.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

I was frightened of the house, of the man, of the woman, of the servants, even of the child. They were all horrible to me.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He is helpless, and frightened, I imagine, for the first time in his life.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

She had never seen him in such a condition, and she was more frightened of him than she had been of Dennin in the thick of the struggle.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

I must be careful not to frighten her. Here she is!

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

She was frightened by my face, I think, for she never answered a word, and the same evening she left my house.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

When the Wizard was given this message he was so frightened that he sent word for them to come to the Throne Room at four minutes after nine o'clock the next morning.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

“My uncle!” repeated Fanny, with a frightened look.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Harriet looked white and frightened, and he was trying to cheer her.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

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