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Erschrecken - translation, pronunciation and examples

erschrecken
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃrɛkən]

scare

🇩🇪 German
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃrɛkən]
Meaning of erschrecken

To make someone feel sudden fear or discomfort because of something unexpected.

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Part of speechverb
Pronunciation[ɛɐ̯ˈʃrɛkən]
CEFRA2
How important is this wordoften
scare

When to use erschrecken

scare away

verscheuchen

scare someone

jemanden erschrecken

scare children

Kinder erschrecken

scare animals

Tiere verscheuchen

scare easily

leicht erschrecken

erschrecken usage examples

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Der Hund kann kleine Kinder erschrecken.

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Der laute Knall erschreckte uns.

Similar words

erschrecken

Implies causing someone to feel fear or pronounced anxiety; a general term for making someone frightened or worried.

verunsichern

Means to make someone insecure or doubtful; not necessarily strong fear, rather a loss of confidence or certainty.

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erschreckenspaventare
kochen-
sich ändern-
binden-
folgen-
entfernen-
sich anfühlensentire

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What's the difference between erschrecken / verunsichern

🇩🇪German
erschrecken

Implies causing someone to feel fear or pronounced anxiety; a general term for making someone frightened or worried.

A2Often

Der laute Knall verängstigte die Kinder.

Громкий хлопок напугал детей.

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🇩🇪German
verunsichern

Means to make someone insecure or doubtful; not necessarily strong fear, rather a loss of confidence or certainty.

A2Often

Die widersprüchlichen Informationen verunsicherten die Kunden.

Противоречивая информация ввела клиентов в замешательство.

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erschrecken translation: scare. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce erschrecken

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃrɛkən]

erschrecken translation

scare

erschrecken examples

Der Hund kann kleine Kinder erschrecken.

erschrecken transcription

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃrɛkən]

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erschrecken meaning: what does it mean?

Jemanden in Angst versetzen oder plötzlich erschrecken.

erschrecken pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

erschrecken is pronounced as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃrɛkən]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

erschrecken definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Der Hund kann kleine Kinder erschrecken. Translation: Собака может напугать маленьких детей.

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