espantarverb
Espantar means to frighten or to scare off in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as espanta, espantan and espantó.
- to frighten
- to scare off
El ruido del trueno espantó a los caballos.
The thunder's noise scared off the horses.
El perro ladró para espantar a los pájaros del jardín.
The dog barked to scare away the birds from the garden.
No quiero espantar a los clientes con precios tan altos.
I don't want to scare away customers with such high prices.
Las voces provenientes de la jungla espantaron a los exploradores.
The voices coming from the jungle frightened the explorers.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| espanta | he, she, it | Present |
| espantan | they | Present |
| espantó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| espantaste | you | Preterite |
| espantando | Gerund | |
| espantaron | they | Preterite |
| espantaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| espanten | they | Present subjunctive |
| espantaban | they | Imperfect |
| espantaría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| espantará | he, she, it | Future |