Übersetzungen für „frighten off“ im Englisch » Deutsch-Wörterbuch

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frighten off VERB trans

to frighten sb ⇆ off [sth]

jdn [von etw Dat ] abschrecken

Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to frighten sb ⇆ off [sth]

jdn [von etw Dat ] abschrecken

to scare [or frighten] the pants off sb

jdm einen Riesenschrecken einjagen ugs

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This will either frighten off proponents or eat up the province's hope of tax revenues.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Increasing the minimum wage is analogous to whistling loudly as one walks by a cemetery in order to frighten off spirits.

www.obj.ca

Excessive cleverness was supposed to frighten off prospective husbands.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Well, that doesn't sound like something that would frighten off foreign investors.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Fear of crime does not just have the potential to frighten off returning residents.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

I think the author needs to be more cautious with his projections before we frighten off an entire area.

thelensnola.org

Install a security camera in your garden to frighten off would-be thieves.

www.moneysupermarket.com

But what made these creatures unique was the exaggerated size of their six pod-like legs, which the researchers think were used to attract mates and frighten off potential rivals.

www.gizmodo.com.au

You can not frighten off a vampire with a dreamcatcher.

www.cbc.ca

But would that frighten off the casual sports fan at the same time?

www.joe.ie