Detailed translations for "frighten"

to frighten

to frighten(also: to alarm)
ängstigen{transitive verb}
Mr. Bartholomew, if you're trying to frighten me... you're doing a first-rate job.
Herr Bartholomew, sollten Sie mich ängstigen wollen, gelingt Ihnen das ganz hervorragend.
Navy pilots attract geisha girls but they frighten the fish.
Marinepiloten greifen Geishas an, aber sie ängstigen die Fische.
to frighten
- Time travel does not frighten me, sir, because it's not possible.
Zeitreisen beängstigen mich nicht, weil sie unmöglich sind.
Someone threatens Yuri, wanting to frighten him before killing him.
Jemand hat Yuri bedroht, weil er ihn einschüchtern wollte, bevor er ihn umbringt.
We must meet misfortune boldly and not suffer it to frighten us.
Wir müssen Schicksalsschlägen kühn ins Gesicht sehen und dürfen uns nicht einschüchtern lassen.
to frighten(also: to appal, to appall)
erschrecken{transitive verb}
I don't understand why humans would feel compelled to frighten themselves.
Ich verstehe nicht, wieso sich Menschen gegenseitig erschrecken wollen.
And it was wrong of me to disrupt your home and your family, and to probably frighten and confuse
to frighten

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