scary

spaventoso, pauroso

Che provoca paura o preoccupazione.

In inglese semplice: Making you feel afraid or worried.

• That was a scary noise.
• We watched a scary film last night.
• Walking home alone can be scary.

Sinonimi: frightening, frightful, terrifying

Contrari: reassuring

Espressioni comuni: scary movie, scary story, scary experience, scary thought

incredibile, impressionante

Così sorprendente, preciso o simile da sembrare strano o difficile da spiegare.

In inglese semplice: So surprising, accurate, or similar that it feels strange or hard to explain.

• Their resemblance is scary.
• She predicts results with scary accuracy.
• It's scary how alike the twins sound on the phone.

Come si usa: it is scary how… (It's scary how much you look like your father.)

Sinonimi: uncanny, striking, astonishing

Espressioni comuni: scary resemblance, scary accuracy, scary how similar