Catalan

Alternative forms

• espaventar

Verb

espantar ‎(first-person singular present espanto, past participle espantat)

1. to scare, frighten
2. to scare away, drive off

Conjugation

Derived terms

• espantar-se

Ladino

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō.

Verb

espantar ‎(Latin spelling)

1. to scare

Derived terms

• espantarse

Occitan

Alternative forms

• espaventar

Etymology

From espaventar, from Old Provençal, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, present active infinitive of *expaventō, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō.

Verb

espantar

1. to terrify

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, present active infinitive of *expaventō, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Spanish and Catalan espantar, Italian spaventare, French épouvanter.

Verb

espantar ‎(first-person singular present indicative espanto, past participle espantado)

1. to terrify

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:espantar.

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, present active infinitive of *expaventō, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Portuguese and Catalan espantar, Italian spaventare, French épouvanter, also Romanian înspăimânta.

Pronunciation

Verb

espantar ‎(first-person singular present espanto, first-person singular preterite espanté, past participle espantado)

1. (transitive) to scare
2. (transitive) to drive away

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to scare): asustar, atemorizar

Derived terms

• el burro delante, para que no se espante

Related terms

• espanto m