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Meanings of
frighten off
in English
Portuguese
assustar
Catalan
desanimar
Spanish
asustar
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Cause to lose courage.
dash
scare
pall
daunt
scare off
scare away
frighten away
Portuguese
assustar
Synonyms
Examples for "
dash
"
dash
scare
pall
daunt
scare off
Examples for "
dash
"
1
The escalating eurozone crisis has prompted another
dash
into 'safe-haven' government bonds.
2
There had been a flush in it; there was
dash
in it.
3
The finest thing in the combat was the
dash
of the Americans.
4
Some much needed focus and a
dash
of optimism will help enormously.
5
Which way-whichmethod-talkher over-lull her into security or a swift
dash
-
1
Gantz accused the prime minister of manipulation during a public health
scare
.
2
Any attempt to bring them together is just
scare
-
mongering
and causing problems.
3
The
scare
stirred risk aversion on global markets, with Asia particularly hit.
4
The Doctor Who Got Ebola New York's one-man
pandemic
-
scare
is feeling fine.
5
Al Gore's
scare
tactics are not the solution; finding common ground is.
1
A
pall
of corruption hangs over several countries, seemingly impossible to diminish.
2
A
pall
of dense cloud, many miles in thickness, enfolds the earth.
3
There was a coffin in the boat, covered with a simple
pall
.
4
The
pall
-
bearers
having deposited their charge in front of the pulpit, Rev.
5
The silence in the room was deathly, the heat intense, heavy,
pall
-
like
.
1
It did not
daunt
Alwin; it only helped to warm his blood.
2
Snow piled up in the streets did not
daunt
them at all.
3
Even the ominous signs of tempest did not
daunt
the two captains.
4
What Wolfe saw and found out was enough to
daunt
any general.
5
Even the storm at its height could not
daunt
such furious riders.
1
The good news is that this tends to
scare
off
some people.
2
Nevertheless, the tragedy is bound to
scare
off
holidaymakers and business travellers.
3
They're dreadful good to
scare
off
animals and look for lost children.
4
Visions stark and frightful enough to
scare
off
even the Nightside tourists.
5
Knowing my sister, she probably sent someone else to
scare
off
Ashai.
1
Now to
scare
away
the voters they resorted to firing and bombing.
2
But what's the use of good looks if they
scare
away
folks?
3
You
scare
away
all de little sense dem debbils has lef' me!
4
There is nothing in them that ought to
scare
away
the average reader.
5
We need that wood, not to mention all the game they'd
scare
away
.
1
The object of beating the children was to
frighten
away
the animals.
2
Alviarin, at best, this will
frighten
away
a few of his followers.
3
But he did not want to
frighten
away
either labor or northern investors.
4
Their young men would
frighten
away
the images as well as the beasts.
5
The practice was originated by the Roman Catholics to
frighten
away
evil spirits.
Usage of
frighten off
in English
1
Will this vigilance
frighten
off
the Ichneumon and other lovers of omelettes?
2
Perhaps he hopes that his ugly face will
frighten
off
attackers, eh?
3
Yet the increasing numbers of terrorist attacks could
frighten
off
tourists.
4
We don't need sixteen white men to
frighten
off
three Olanchoans.
5
Paid companions, to
frighten
off
the night with cheerful noise.
6
That provides a strong incentive to avoid measures that
frighten
off
tourists or hurt commerce.
7
To shriek out in alarm would neither save the darkey nor
frighten
off
the bear.
8
The main building is a grey, brooding cliff face designed to
frighten
off
the timid.
9
Her eyebrows rose in a way perfected to
frighten
off
the male half of the world.
10
Each was trying to
frighten
off
the other.
11
The wary combatants circled one another, baring their fangs and again seeking to
frighten
off
one another.
12
So the females of his household are hiring me to
frighten
off
a gold-digger? Hyacinthus looked impressed.
13
Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to
frighten
off
birds pecking at seeds in her garden.
14
The porters lighted torches now and waved them upon either hand to
frighten
off
the beasts of prey.
15
Its function is to establish warning examples, to make of the criminal a thing to
frighten
off
others.
16
All I can do is to
frighten
off
Daly and then find Lawrence, and I'm going to try.
Other examples for "frighten off"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
frighten
off
frighten
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
frighten off
Portuguese
assustar
intimidar
desalentar
Catalan
desanimar
espantar
esglaiar
acoquinar
acovardir
descoratjar
Spanish
asustar
espantar
Frighten off
through the time
Frighten off
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common