spaventare
= verbo transitivo incutere spavento , <
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Lucia aveva avute due buone ragioni: l'una , di non contristare né spaventare la buona donna , per cosa alla quale essa non avrebbe potuto trovar rimedio ; l'altra , di non metter a rischio di viaggiar per molte bocche una storia che voleva essere gelosamente sepolta: tanto più che Lucia sperava che le sue nozze avrebber troncata , sul principiare , quell'abbominata persecuzione .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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Non bisogna poi spaventarsi tanto: il diavolo non è brutto quanto si dipinge .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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- Niente; non ti spaventare! Ho fatto pesca anche stamattina! La grazia di Dio non ci abbandona.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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non ti spaventare...(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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- Ti farà una femmina, puoi esserne certo! Va', esci un momentino, ora, e non ti spaventare.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Con le mani seguitava a farle cenno di attendere e di non spaventarsi e di tenersi discosta.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Non ti spaventare...(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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non ti spaventare...(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Che c’è da spaventarsi, se dice così? La prova piú convincente è questa: che egli ragiona, ra-gio-na; è in grado di ragionare perfettamente, perfettissimamente.
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— Ah, Paolo! Mi vuoi spaventare?
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* Mi mandarono dapprima due gattini così miseri che si spaventarono subito di quegli enormi topi, e – per non morir di fame – si ficcavano loro nelle trappole, a mangiarsi il cacio. ( Pirandello - Il fu Mattia Pascal )<>
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* Quel che diciamo è per abbagliarli , per spaventarli ; ma quel che facciamo è per tutti , per la liberazione e la gioia di tutti . (G .Papini - Un uomo finito)<>
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* Gli amici si spaventarono : li respinsi con male parole . (G .Papini - Un uomo finito)<>
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* A che cercar fuori la ricompensa che tu hai dentro di te ? Se la creazione della tua opera , se la vita delle persone nate da te , se la pienezza delle immagini inventate da te , non bastano a contentarti e a farti lieto , cosa vai cercando tra gli uomini ? Potranno darti essi , piccoH , freddi , mediocri , quel che il tuo stesso genio non ti ha dato ? Crea senza pensare a loro , getta le cose tue fra gli uomini per spaventarli o confortarli , eppoi seguita a creare finché forza ti resta . (G .Papini - Un uomo finito)<>
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Appresi poi che il dottore le aveva affidato quell’incarico con la promessa di un compenso abbastanza lauto , e ciò aveva contribuito a spaventarla .(I.Svevo - La coscienza di zeno)<>
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* Sorridendo per non spaventare troppo la povera fanciulla , le dissi che anch’io , quando mi occupavo di qualcuno , finivo col divenire molto imperioso .(I.Svevo - La coscienza di zeno)<>
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* Perché avevo tanto da temere della povera Carla di cui ancora non ero l’amante? Era evidente che avevo fatto di tutto per spaventarmi della mia situazione .(I.Svevo - La coscienza di zeno)<>
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allarmare
= verbo trans. mettere in allarme , in apprensione allarmarsi
= verbo rifl. mettersi in ansia , spaventarsi<>
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baco
= solo nella loc. scherz. far baco baco , spaventare qualcuno apparendogli d'improvviso , oppure nascondersi e poi far capolino.
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imperterrito
= che non si lascia spaventare <>
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intimorire
= verbo transitivo , far spaventare , incutere in qualcuno timore <>
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rispaventare
= verbo trans. spaventare di nuovo <>
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rispaventarsi
= verbo riflessivo spaventarsi di nuovo <>
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sorcio - sorce , sorice ,
= topo - far vedere i sorci verdi a qualcuno , farlo spaventare , <>
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spaurare
= verbo transitivo spaventare , incutere gran paura - spaurarsi
= verbo riflessivo rimanere sgomento per la paura , <>
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spaurire
= verbo transitivo impaurire , spaventare , atterrire , <>
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spaventamento
= lo spaventare , lo spaventarsi , l'essere spaventato . <>
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spaventato
= participio passato di spaventare , preso da spavento , pieno di paura , <>
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Theworld is blinded by his fortune and consequence, or frightened by hishigh and imposing manners, and sees him only as he chooses to be seen.<>
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Such formidable accounts ofher ladyship, and her manner of living, quite frightened Maria Lucaswho had been little used to company, and she looked forward to herintroduction at Rosings with as much apprehension as her father had doneto his presentation at St.<>
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James's Sir William was so completelyawed by the grandeur surrounding him, that he had but just courageenough to make a very low bow, and take his seat without saying a word;and his daughter, frightened almost out of her senses, sat on the edgeof her chair, not knowing which way to look.<>
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Elizabeth saw what he was doing, and at the firstconvenient pause, turned to him with an arch smile, and said:"You mean to frighten me, Mr. Darcy, by coming in all this state to hearme? I will not be alarmed though your sister does play so well.<>
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Thereis a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at thewill of others.<>
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She directly replied:"You need not be frightened.<>
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"What, has she frightened awaysome of your lovers? Poor little Lizzy! But do not be cast down.<>
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Tell him what a dreadful state I am in, that I am frighted out of mywits--and have such tremblings, such flutterings, all over me--suchspasms in my side and pains in my head, and such beatings at heart, thatI can get no rest by night nor by day.<>
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Well, I was so frightened Idid not know what to do, for my uncle was to give me away; and if wewere beyond the hour, we could not be married all day.<>
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The young Misses Wardle were so frightened,that Mr. Trundle was actually obliged to hold one of them up in thecarriage, while Mr. Snodgrass supported the other; and Mr. Wardle'ssister suffered under such a dreadful state of nervous alarm, that Mr.Tupman found it indispensably necessary to put his arm round her waist,to keep her up at all.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Why, in plain English, to frighten the rooks.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Don't be frightened,' called out the old host, fearful of alarming hisdaughters.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Don't be frightened,' said the host.<>
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I knew not how it was, but they cowed and frightened me; and I quailedbeneath them.<>
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Ha! ha! I think I see their frightened looks now, and feel theease with which I flung them from me, and dashed my clenched fist intotheir white faces, and then flew like the wind, and left them screamingand shouting far behind.<>
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" When the old gentleman said this, he lookedso fierce that Tom began to grow frightened.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) '"Don't be frightened," said Tom Smart.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) Of course Mr. Pickwick didn't say who was there: and then the burden ofthe chorus changed into--'Lor! I am so frightened.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) Pott looked very frightened.<>
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Pott was so overcome at the bare idea ofhaving ever been suspected, that she was half a dozen times on the veryverge of a relapse, and most unquestionably would have gone off, hadit not been for the indefatigable efforts of the assiduous Goodwin, andrepeated entreaties for pardon from the conquered Pott; and finally,when that unhappy individual had been frightened and snubbed down to hisproper level, Mrs.<>
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But don't be frightened,' said the good-humoured oldman; 'it's only Trundle there, and Bella.<>
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In two minutes thereafter, Mr. Pickwick wasjoking with the young ladies who wouldn't come over the stile while helooked--or who, having pretty feet and unexceptionable ankles, preferredstanding on the top rail for five minutes or so, declaring that theywere too frightened to move--with as much ease and absence of reserveor constraint, as if he had known them for life.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) But Mr. Pickwick cared not for appearances in such an extreme case, andurged on by Sam Weller, he kept at the very top of his speed until hereached the door of Manor Farm, where Mr. Tupman had arrived some fiveminutes before, and had frightened the old lady into palpitations of theheart by impressing her with the unalterable conviction that the kitchenchimney was on fire--a calamity which always presented itself in glowingcolours to the old lady's mind, when anybody about her evinced thesmallest agitation.<>
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Now, attend, Mr. Weller,' said Serjeant Buzfuz, dipping a large peninto the inkstand before him, for the purpose of frightening Sam witha show of taking down his answer.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Lauk, Mr. Weller,' said Mary, 'how you do frighten one!'Sam made no verbal answer to this complaint, nor can we precisely saywhat reply he did make.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'My dear,' said Mr. Pickwick, looking over the wall, and catching sightof Arabella, on the other side, 'don't be frightened, my dear, it's onlyme.<>
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I am so dreadfully frightened.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Don't be frightened, Sammy, don't be frightened,' said the oldgentleman, when by dint of much struggling, and various convulsivestamps upon the ground, he had recovered his voice.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Just this,' replied Jackson, drawing her a little on one side; 'don'tbe frightened, Mrs.<>
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Don't be frightened, ma'am.<>
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Between the boy in gray, and Mr. BobSawyer, and Mr. Benjamin Allen (who having frightened his aunt into afainting fit, was affectionately solicitous for her recovery) theold lady was at length restored to consciousness; then Mr. Ben Allen,turning with a puzzled countenance to Mr. Pickwick, asked him what hewas about to say, when he had been so alarmingly interrupted.<>
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He lifted her into the coach, toldher not to be frightened, pressed his lips to hers once more, and thenadvising her to draw up the window to keep the cold air out, mounted tothe box.<>
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That's very natural; but how?I went into a great passion and frightened my mother into a fit,' saidWardle.<>
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(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) "You frightened me all right," he said.<>
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He didn't want the old disguise any more,but he wasn't frightened of it; he would have felt it false to destroythe false beard.<>
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Savingthe grace of God, I was very nearly frightened of that woman.<>
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But shewas frightened of me, too; frightened of something I'd seen or said.<>
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