Susto in english
pronunciation: sker part of speech: verb, noun
susto = scare ; fright.
Example: These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.Example: The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.more:
» dar el susto de + Posesivo + vida = have + the scare of + Posesivo + life .
Example: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.» darse un susto de muerte = jump out of + Posesivo + skin .
Example: It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.» dar un (buen) susto = put + the wind up + Nombre .
Example: This will put the wind up her as you could take them to the tribunal for this kind of behaviour and win.» dar un susto = spook .
Example: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.» dar un susto de muerte = scare + the (living) daylights out of ; frighten + the (living) daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; scare + the hell out of ; have + the scare of + Posesivo + life ; frighten + the hell out of ; frighten + the shit out of ; scare + the shit out of ; frighten + the wits out of ; scare + the wits out of ; scare + the life out of ; frighten + the life out of ; frighten + the pants off ; scare + the pants off ; scare + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + wits .
Example: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers. Example: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by. Example: He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away. Example: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist. Example: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money. Example: What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others. Example: I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me. Example: I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating. Example: They are dark, bloodthirsty stories written to delight small children by frightening the wits out of them. Example: The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times. Example: If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people. Example: I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!. Example: But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same -- to frighten the pants off the viewer. Example: If this does not scare the pants off you, nothing will. Example: Scared out of her wits, she stepped back and fell into her bougainvillea bush, yelling her lungs out as she fell.» dar un susto morrocotudo = scare + the (living) daylights out of ; frighten + the (living) daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; scare + the hell out of ; frighten + the hell out of ; frighten + the shit out of ; scare + the shit out of ; frighten + the wits out of ; scare + the wits out of ; scare + the life out of ; frighten + the life out of ; frighten + the pants off ; scare + the pants off ; scare + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + wits .
Example: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers. Example: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by. Example: He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away. Example: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist. Example: What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others. Example: I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me. Example: I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating. Example: They are dark, bloodthirsty stories written to delight small children by frightening the wits out of them. Example: The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times. Example: If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people. Example: I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!. Example: But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same -- to frighten the pants off the viewer. Example: If this does not scare the pants off you, nothing will. Example: Scared out of her wits, she stepped back and fell into her bougainvillea bush, yelling her lungs out as she fell.» llevarse el susto de + Posesivo + vida = have + the scare of + Posesivo + life .
Example: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.» llevarse un susto de muerte = have + the scare of + Posesivo + life .
Example: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.» morirse de susto = scare + Nombre + to death .
Example: Things get a little harder when Dean himself gets infected by the heebie-jeebies and starts to scare himself to death -- literally.» pegarse un (buen) susto = get + the wind up .
Example: When I first talked to you, you suggested suicide, and I admit that I got the wind up in case she should have done away with herself.» pegar un (buen) susto = put + the wind up + Nombre .
Example: This will put the wind up her as you could take them to the tribunal for this kind of behaviour and win.» pegar un susto = spook .
Example: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.» por susto = out of fear .
Example: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.» que da susto = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.] .
Example: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.» sustos = things that go bump in the night .
Example: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.» temblar de susto = quake in + Posesivo + boots ; quake with + fear ; quake with + fright ; tremble in + Posesivo + boots ; shake with + fear ; shake with + fright ; tremble with + fright ; tremble with + fear .
Example: In all likelihood she is quaking in her boots, terrified that you will think she's too stupid or inexperienced to be worth your time. Example: She has made people quake with fear and roar with laughter since 1986, when her first horror novel hit bookstores. Example: She sprang to the door, flung it open, and disappeared, leaving the husband and wife dumfounded and quaking with fright. Example: Her knees knocked and her feet trembled in her boots, but she looked him straight in the eye. Example: I can still remember sitting in the dentist chair shaking with fear. Example: Rebran felt his soul shaking with fright when he looked into those cold azure eyes. Example: His legs were beginning to tremble with fright and felt as though they were not going to support him much longer. Example: What is it about bats that make us tremble with fear?.