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Meanings of scare off in English

Portuguese
assustar
Catalan
desanimar
Spanish
asustar

Cause to lose courage.

      assustar
      Usage of scare off in English
      1
      The good news is that this tends to scare off some people.
      Numbers rule your world: the hidden influence of probabilities a...
      2
      Nevertheless, the tragedy is bound to scare off holidaymakers and business travellers.
      Reuters
      3
      They're dreadful good to scare off animals and look for lost children.
      Summerfield / or, Life on a Farm
      4
      Visions stark and frightful enough to scare off even the Nightside tourists.
      The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
      5
      Knowing my sister, she probably sent someone else to scare off Ashai.
      The heretic queen
      6
      Sometimes the grandmothers stand guard, armed with rocks to scare off approaching animals.
      Reuters
      7
      Observers say a consolidation of MPLA power is unlikely to scare off investors.
      Reuters
      8
      Is the difficulty level of the game going to scare off potential buyers?
      Wired
      9
      It is not against non-lethal shots to scare off the animals.
      The Guardian
      10
      Maybe he did almost scare off that aurochs, but then he did help.
      The Plains of Passage
      11
      Critics are worried such a test will scare off foreign investors.
      Radio NZ
      12
      He would both scare off prey and endanger me with his heavy tread.
      Catching Fire
      13
      A talking Animal, tied up like a farm dog, to scare off intruders.
      Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
      14
      Uncle John's been showing me how to scare off sharks with a stick!
      The bourne ultimatum
      15
      That's got the forestry sector worried that further delays will scare off potential investors.
      Radio NZ
      16
      On occasion, warships have been deployed to scare off contractors hired by rival countries.
      Radio NZ
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      Translations for scare off
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      New Zealand
      Common
      United States of America
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Less common