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пугать

Translation of пугать

scare

Russian word in Latin letters: pugat

Meaning of пугать

Russian

неожиданно вызвать страх, например выскочить из-за угла

Chinese

突然使人感到害怕

scare

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[pʊˈɡatʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Пугать or бояться?

бояться

бояться = to be afraid of

Don't mix them up. You feel fear — «Я боюсь собак»; you cause fear — «Я пугаю собак».

Я боюсь темноты.

I'm afraid of the dark.

Ты пугаешь кота своим криком.

You're scaring the cat with your shouting.

пугать with Chinese translation

пугать usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇨🇳Chinese

Не пугай котёнка.

别吓小猫。

🇷🇺Russian→🇨🇳Chinese

Он всегда пугает меня, выпрыгивая из-за двери.

他总是从门后跳出来吓我。

пугать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between пугать, напугать, and запугивать

Н
🇷🇺Russian
напугать

Perfective: one finished scare with a result.

Advanced: broader words

З
🇷🇺Russian
запугивать

To frighten someone again and again to control them.

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пугать meaning: what does it mean?

to suddenly make someone afraid, e.g. by jumping out

пугать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

别吓小猫。 Translation: Не пугай котёнка.

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