пугать
scare
Meaning of пугать
неожиданно вызвать страх, например выскочить из-за угла
to suddenly make someone afraid, e.g. by jumping out
Pronunciation
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 English translation
пугать usage examples
Громкий шум напугал детей.
The loud noise scared the children.
Внезапная темнота напугала её.
The sudden darkness scared her.
пугать synonyms
What's the difference between пугать / напугать
Perfective: one finished scare with a result.
Advanced: broader words (1)
To frighten someone again and again to control them.
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Questions about this word
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?
The loud noise scared the children. Translation: Громкий шум напугал детей.
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