scared

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Translation of scared from English into Dutch

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Adjective

feeling

very afraid or terrified by something or someone
  • She was scared when she heard the loud noise.Ze was bang toen ze het harde geluid hoorde.
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Expressions with scared: examples in English and translations in Dutch

doodsbang zijn
She was scared to death when she saw the snake.
in paniek raken
angstig handelen
He started to run scared when he heard the news.
doodsbang
buitengewoon bang
She was scared spitless during the horror movie.

Synonyms and analogies of scared in English

Examples of scared in a sentence

  • He felt scared during the sudden earthquake.
scare
skɛr
Verb
tr.
1.

emotion

frighten someone suddenly or unexpectedly
  • The loud noise scared the children.Het harde geluid schrok de kinderen.
2.

worry

cause someone to feel worried or afraid
  • The news report scared many viewers.Het nieuwsbericht maakte veel kijkers bang.
3.

action

drive something away by frightening
  • The dog scared the intruders away.De hond joeg de indringers weg.
Noun
1.

emotion

sudden feeling of fear
  • The loud noise gave her a big scare.Het harde geluid gaf haar een grote schrik
2.

frightening device

device or object used to frighten
verschrikker afschrikmiddel afschrikker
  • The scare in the garden kept birds away.De verschrikker in de tuin hield vogels weg.
3.

danger

situation with believed danger like a bomb
bommelding falarmsituatie gevaar
  • The bomb scare evacuated the building.De bommelding ontruimde het gebouw.
Adjective
1.

appearance

RareUS
very thin or sparse
RareUS
  • The scare vegetation struggled to survive in the desert.De schaarse vegetatie worstelde om te overleven in de woestijn.
2.

fearful

Rare
causing unnecessary fear or worry
Rare
  • The scare rumors made everyone anxious.De angstige geruchten maakten iedereen ongerust.

Expressions with scare: examples in English and translations in Dutch

wegjagen
afschrikken
The loud noise scared off the birds.
angstcampagne
The company launched a scare campaign about the competitor's product.
doodsbang maken
extreem bang maken
The loud noise scared me stiff.
afschrikken
bang maken
The program aims to scare straight troubled teens.
iemand doodsbang maken
The horror movie left me terrified and frozen in my seat.
de stuipen op het lijf jagen
de schrik aanjagen
That loud noise scared the hell out of me!

Translations of "scared" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
bangadj.

Watching the horror movie made my little brother sick and scared.

Van die enge horrorfilm werd mijn kleine broertje ziek en bang.

doodsbangadj.

They found the kitten all alone under the porch, shivering and scared.

Ze vonden het kitten helemaal alleen onder de veranda, bibberend en doodsbang.

engadj.

She refused to enter the ghost house because it scared her too much.

Zij weigerde het spookhuis binnen te gaan omdat ze het veel te eng vond.

angstigadj.

The lost toddler temporarily stumbled around the playground, scared and uncertain.

De verdwaalde peuter liep even angstig en onzeker rond op de speelplaats.

geschrokkenpp.

If you did, you must've scared him to death.

Als je 't deed, is hij zich dood geschrokken.

bevreesdadj.

All the time I spent downrange the enemy never scared me.

Al de tijd die ik daarbeneden was heeft de vijand mij nooit bevreesd.

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Other translations for scared:

  • schrok

scared: Examples and translations in context

Cats tend to hide when they feel scared or threatened nearby.

Katten verstoppen zich vaak als ze zich bang of bedreigd voelen.

She was scared to ride without training wheels at the park.

Ze was bang om in het park te fietsen zonder zijwieltjes.

The stray seemed lost and scared on the busy street.

Het zwerfdier leek verdwaald en bang in de drukke straat.

He decided to stand up to the bullies despite feeling scared.

Hij besloot de pestkoppen te trotseren, ook al was hij bang.

She always hold close her children when they feel scared.

Ze houdt haar kinderen altijd stevig vast als ze bang zijn.

She felt scared when the intruder suddenly appeared in her room.

Ze voelde zich bang toen de indringer plotseling in haar kamer verscheen.

The melting tenderness in her touch comforted the scared child.

De tedere zachtheid in haar aanraking stelde het bange kind gerust.

Nearby, a samaritan comforted the scared child after the loud noise.

Vlakbij troostte een samaritaan het bange kind na de harde knal.

See also:

scared stiffscared witlessscared spitless
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