Polyglot Dictionary

amedrontar

/amedɾõˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
amedronto
preterite (eu)
amedrontei
past participle
amedrontado

Meaning

  1. to frighten

    • O trovão amedrontou o cão.

      The thunder frightened the dog.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

assustar

assustar is more common and everyday, to scare or startle; amedrontar is more intense or formal, to instill fear.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

asustar

asustar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to frighten."

Spanish

atemorizar

atemorizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to frighten."

French

effrayer

effrayer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to frighten."

Practice

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