espantar

/espanˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

to scare away
- El ruido espantó a los pájaros.
  
  The noise scared the birds away.

ahuyentar and espantar are close synonyms for "to scare off/away," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

afugentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to scare away."

Portuguese

espantar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to scare away."

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Last updated 2026-09-24