scare off

English

Verb

scare off (third-person singular simple present scares off, present participle scaring off, simple past and past participle scared off)

(transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it.
A quick growl scared off the mouse.
(transitive) To deter
The hefty price tag scared off any potential buyers.

Translations

to cause something to flee by frightening it

Polish: odstraszać (pl) impf, odstraszyć (pl) pf
Russian: отпу́гивать (ru) impf (otpúgivatʹ), отпугну́ть (ru) pf (otpugnútʹ), спу́гивать (ru) impf (spúgivatʹ), спугну́ть (ru) pf (spugnútʹ)
Spanish: espantar (es)
Turkish: ürkütmek (tr)
Ukrainian: відля́кувати impf (vidljákuvaty), відляка́ти pf (vidljakáty)
Swedish: skrämma bort, skrämma iväg
Welsh: tarfu (cy)

to deter

Hungarian: elriaszt (hu)
Polish: odstraszać (pl) impf, odstraszyć (pl) pf
Russian: отпу́гивать (ru) impf (otpúgivatʹ), отпугну́ть (ru) pf (otpugnútʹ)
Spanish: espantar (es), ahuyentar (es)
Swedish: skrämma bort, skrämma iväg
Ukrainian: відля́кувати impf (vidljákuvaty), відляка́ти pf (vidljakáty)

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