Frighten means Assustar and Amedrontar in Portuguese | Discover Synonyms, Part of Speech & Examples

Meaning of Frighten in Portuguese :

frighten

assustar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, scaring, scared, spook, freak, startle

Trying to frighten me? Está tentando me assustar?
She was afraid she was going to frighten me. Estava com medo que ia me assustar.
So they just wanted to frighten someone. Então eles só queriam assustar alguém.
I thought the stories were told to frighten children. Pensei que eram para assustar as crianças.
You think you can frighten us with children's stories. Acha que pode nos assustar com suas histórias infantis?

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amedrontar

VERB

Synonyms: scare, terrify

I suppose they were sent to frighten me off. Suponho que foram enviados para me amedrontar.
I defy you to frighten me! Eu o desafio a me amedrontar!
Unless to frighten me with his contempt. A menos que seja para me amedrontar com seu desprezo.
Are you trying to frighten your child? Você está tentando, amedrontar seu filho?
... see how his face might frighten a lot of people. ... imaginar como seu rosto deve amedrontar muitas pessoas.

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in English

1. Scare

scare

assustar

VERB

Synonyms: frighten, scaring, scared, spook, freak, startle

I only wanted to scare him off. Só o queria assustar.
Shut up, you'll scare away the birds! Cala a boca, você vai assustar os pássaros!
All you had todo was scare some kids. Você só tinha de assustar alguns garotos.
Just trying to scare us. Apenas tentando nos assustar.
Why do you want to scare me? Por que você quer me assustar?
They were trying to scare us. Eles estavam tentando nos assustar.

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II)

susto

NOUN

Synonyms: fright, shock, susta, spook

Turn around and scare them. Vire e dê um susto neles.
You gave us a right good scare. Você nos deu um grande susto.
He was just trying to scare her. Só quis dar um susto.
You gave me quite a scare there for a minute. Você me deu um grande susto lá por um minuto.
You gave me such a scare. Que susto me deu.
Gave us a good scare, but she pulled through. Ela nos deu um bom susto, mas está bem.

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III)

amedrontar

VERB

Synonyms: frighten, terrify

Nothing will ever scare me again, you hear? Nada irá nunca mais me amedrontar, está me ouvindo?
I said that to scare him. Diz isto para me amedrontar.
... for no reason, to scare the others. ... sem nenhum motivo para amedrontar o restante.
... know i can't even scare myself? ... sabem que nem eu mesmo posso me amedrontar?
They're trying to scare me, intimidate me. Estão tentando me amedrontar e intimidar.
Is that supposed to scare me? Isso devia amedrontar-me?

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IV)

espantar

VERB

Synonyms: amaze, ward off, shoo, frighten

You want to scare away the customers? Você quer espantar os clientes?
Try not to scare off the fish there, buddy. Tenta não espantar os peixes, amigo.
It might scare off that bug of yours. Pode espantar essa sua preocupação.
I use it to scare away rats. Usei para espantar os ratos.
I use it to scare off the deer, but ... Uso para espantar os cervos, mas ...
... surprised there's a spirit left to scare away. ... surpresa que sobrou um espírito aqui para espantar.

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2. Scared

scared

assustado

ADJ

Synonyms: frightened, freaked out, afraid, spooked, startled, creeped out

Running and crawling scared. Correndo e rastejando assustado.
We must've scared whatever it was away. Devemos ter assustado essa coisa.
What are you so scared of? Porque estás tão assustado?
He was really scared. Ele estava realmente assustado.
My dad got too scared. Meu papai ficou muito assustado.
He was more scared than you. Está mais assustado que você.

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II)

medo

ADJ

Synonyms: fear, afraid, frightened, terrified

You are right to be scared. Tens razões para ter medo.
You must be scared too! Tenho certeza que você tem medo!
And you guys are too scared to admit it. E vocês têm demasiado medo para o admitir.
But you, why should you be scared of him? Mas você, por que teria medo dele?
I think the others are scared of him. Acho que os outros têm medo dele.
Scared to lose face. Medo de perder a cara.

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III)

assustou

VERB

Synonyms: frightened, startled, freaked out, spooked

Maybe it's something even he's scared of. Talvez havia algo que inclusive o assustou.
Got scared and go away. Se assustou e fugiu.
Even then, it scared me. Na época isso já me assustou.
The way he said it scared me. A maneira como ele disse aquilo me assustou.
You scared off the bugs. Você assustou os insetos.
You scared me is all. Você me assustou é tudo.