Spanish Conversation · Level 122
60 words
Spanish word
ahuyentar
Pronunciation
IPA/awʝenˈtaɾ/
Meaning
- verbscare away
Example
El hombre ahuyentó a los pájaros del jardín.
The man scared the birds away from the garden.
More examples
La luz intensa ahuyenta a los insectos.
Bright light drives away the insects.
Core concept
Farmer operating a scare device to drive animals out of a field.
Common phrases
ahuyentar a los pájaros
drive away the birds
ahuyentar a los intrusos
drive away intruders
ahuyentar el miedo
drive away fear
Similar words
asustar: Cause sudden fear or alarm, often making someone startle and flee.
espantar: Startle someone so they immediately rush away from the spot.
echar: Expel people or animals from a place, forcing them to leave the location.
alejar: Move people or things to a more distant position away from a place or person.
Definition in Spanish
Lograr que una persona, animal u objeto abandone un sitio mediante un acto que causa molestia, susto o incomodidad.
Word origin
From Latin fugare 'put to flight', Spanish forms fuyentar and huyentar combine with the prefix a- to produce ahuyentar with the sense 'make go away'.
Usage tips
- Ahuyentar typically takes a direct object naming what is driven off and stresses the result of leaving rather than the mere feeling of fright.
Other meanings
- drive outverb
- keep awayverb
Opposites
- atraerattractverb
Related words
- ahuyentadorrepellentnoun
- ahuyentamientoexpulsionnoun