Polyglot Dictionary

espantar

/ispɐ̃ˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
espanto
preterite (eu)
espantei
past participle
espantado

Meaning

  1. to scare away

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

afugentar

espantar can also just mean "to scare or startle" without necessarily driving something away; afugentar specifically means to drive something away by scaring it — both mean "to scare away."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

espantar

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

Practice

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