scare off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer que quelqu'un ou quelque chose fait fuir ou part par peur, ou effraie au point de faire s'en aller.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing someone or something to flee or become frightened away.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Frighten awayinformal

   To cause someone or something to leave or stay away by frightening them.

   faire fuir

   • The loud noise scared off the birds.
   • He tried to scare off the intruder by shouting.
   • The high prices scared off potential customers.

   Synonymesdauntdeterdrive awayfrighten awayintimidateput offrepelscare away

   Antonymesattractenticelure

2. Discourage or deterinformal

   To make someone lose interest or become unwilling to do something.

   dissuader, faire fuir

   • The difficult exam scared off many students.
   • Her aggressive attitude scared off her colleagues.
   • The long commute scared off applicants for the job.

   Synonymesdauntdeterdiscouragedissuadedrive awayfrighten offintimidateput off

   Antonymesattractencourageenticetempt

Verbe de basescare