espantar

• espaventar

From older espaventar, from Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, present active infinitive of *expaventō, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Occitan, Spanish, and Portuguese espantar, Italian spaventare, French épouvanter.

espantar (first-person singular present espanto, past participle espantat)

1. to scare, frighten
2. to scare away, drive off

• espantar-se

From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō.

espantar (Latin spelling)

1. to scare

• espantarse

• espaventar

From espaventar, from Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, present active infinitive of *expaventō, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō.

espantar

1. to terrify

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From Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, present active infinitive of *expaventō, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Spanish and Catalan espantar, Italian spaventare, French épouvanter.

espantar (first-person singular present indicative espanto, past participle espantado)

1. to terrify, to frighten

   Synonyms: assustar, atemorizar

2. to chase off, to shoo

   Synonyms: afugentar, enxotar

3. (figuratively) to surprise, to astonish

   Synonyms: pasmar, maravilhar, surpreender

From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, present active infinitive of *expaventō, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Portuguese and Catalan espantar, Italian spaventare, French épouvanter, also Romanian înspăimânta.

• IPA^(key): /espanˈtaɾ/, [espãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

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espantar (first-person singular present espanto, first-person singular preterite espanté, past participle espantado)

1. (transitive) to scare

   Synonyms: asustar, atemorizar

2. (transitive) to drive away

• el burro delante, para que no se espante

• espanto m
• espantadizo