Espantados (en. Frightened)

/espan'taðos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

That is scared or filled with fear.

The children were frightened after watching the horror movie.

Los niños estaban espantados después de ver la película de terror.

That produces fear or surprise.

The show was so horrifying that everyone present was left frightened.

El espectáculo fue tan espantoso que todos los presentes quedaron espantados.

Bewildered or terrified by an unexpected situation.

Upon hearing the loud noise, the neighbors were left frightened.

Al escuchar el fuerte ruido, los vecinos se quedaron espantados.

From the verb 'espantar', which comes from the Latin 'expāntāre', meaning to scare or cause terror.

to be frightened

To feel very scared or surprised.

estar espantado

to leave someone in shock

To provoke astonishment or fear in someone.

dejar espantado

frightened with fear

Extremely frightened.

espantados de miedo

fear

Intense feeling of fear.

espanto

scarecrow

Doll or figure used to scare birds.

espantajo

horrifying

That causes horror or great fear.

espantoso

To be in shock from something shocking.

I was stunned after what I saw in the news.

Quedé espantado después de lo que vi en las noticias.

To react with great fear to a heavy joke.

I was startled when they scared me from behind the door.

Me espanté cuando me asustaron detrás de la puerta.