fright

susto

Sensación intensa de miedo que aparece de repente.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden strong feeling of fear.

• You gave me a fright!
• She jumped with fright when the door slammed.
• He recovered from his fright and called for help.

Cómo se usa: give someone a fright (The sudden noise gave me a fright.)

Sinónimos: scare, alarm

Expresiones frecuentes: give someone fright, a terrible fright

espanto

Persona o cosa cuyo aspecto resulta aterrador o desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing that looks frightening or unpleasant.

• I look a fright this morning.
• With wild hair and torn clothes, he was a fright.
• She called the ugly old mask a fright.

Sinónimos: sight

Expresiones frecuentes: look a fright, a real fright

asustar

Hacer que alguien sienta miedo.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel afraid.

• The noise did fright the horses.
• Those shadows fright the children.
• The sudden cry frighted her.

Sinónimos: frighten, scare, alarm

Antónimos: reassure

Expresiones frecuentes: fright someone away, fright a child