susto

/ˈsusto/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los sustos

Meaning

  1. fright

    • Me di un buen susto.

      I got a real fright.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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Portuguese

susto

susto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fright."

Practice

1 What does susto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me di un buen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches susto?

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