scare off

décourager, dissuader

Amener quelqu’un à renoncer à faire quelque chose qui lui semble difficile, coûteux ou inquiétant.

En anglais simple : To make someone decide against doing something because it seems difficult, expensive, or worrying.

• High prices scare off customers.
• The long form scared some applicants off.
• Did the warning scare you off buying the house?

Comment l'utiliser : scare someone off doing something (The cost scared him off applying for the course.)

Synonymes : put off, deter, discourage

Contraires : encourage, attract

Expressions courantes : scare off potential buyers, scare off new customers, scare someone off

faire fuir, effaroucher

Faire partir une personne ou un animal en lui faisant peur.

En anglais simple : To make a person or animal leave because they are afraid.

• Our cat scared off the birds.
• A loud shout scared the intruder off.
• Will that noise scare off the deer?

Comment l'utiliser : scare someone/something off (The barking dog scared the fox off.)

Synonymes : frighten away, scare away

Expressions courantes : scare off the birds, scare off an intruder, scare someone off