New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: fritter away · frighten off · frighteningly · brighten up · drive away · fire away · frighten · frightened · frightener · frightening

frighten

verb TRANSITIVEscanraigh verb c m ueagla a chur ar c m ufaitíos a chur ar c m uthe dog was frightening the children bhí an madra ag cur eagla ar na leanaí, bhí an madra ag scanrú na bpáistíthat's what frightens me sin an eagla atá ormshe frightened him scanraigh sí éshe was frightened by that thought chuir an smaoineamh sin faitíos uirthi

phrases

to frighten the life out of sb

(also

to frighten the living daylights out of sb

, to frighten the hell out of sb

) an t-anam a scanrú as duineeagla a chraicinn a chur ar dhuinesceimhle ceart a chur ar dhuineyou frightened the life out of me scanraigh tú an t-anam asam, chuir tú scéin ionam

phrasal verbs

frighten away

(also

frighten off

) 1 (v + adv) deter, put off TRANSITIVEthe violence frightened new businesses away scanraigh an foréigean gnólachtaí nua ar shiúl, ruaig an foréigean gnólachtaí nua 2 (v + adv) startle, cause to flee TRANSITIVEthe noise frightened the birds away scanraigh an tormán na héin ar shiúl, chuir an trup scaipeadh ar na héin

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