Frighten, be startled - Erschrecken (The 1902nd Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Frighten, be startled is Erschrecken. This word often comes up when talking about emotions. It is the 1902nd most commonly used word in German, classified as a B1 word. It can be used as verb. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

en English: frighten, be startled

de German: erschrecken

Examples

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Modern cartoons sometimes frighten both children and adults very much. Moderne Cartoons erschrecken Kinder und Erwachsene manchmal sehr.
I frighten easily. Ich bin leicht zu erschrecken.
Observations show that the animals get frightened with increasing volume and swim away from the loudspeaker. Die Beobachtungen zeigen, dass sich die Tiere mit ansteigender Lautstärke erschrecken und vom Lautsprecher wegschwimmen.
The disadvantage: When other animals hear Sascha's rattling, they get frightened and run away. Der Nachteil: Wenn andere Tiere Saschas Rasseln hören, erschrecken sie sich und laufen davon.
Also with animals it is often better to photograph them without lightning, because they quickly get frightened by the sudden, bright light. Auch bei Tieren ist es oftmals besser, sie ohne Blitz abzulichten, da diese über das plötzliche, grelle Licht schnell erschrecken.
Well, I don't want to frighten the children too. Und ich wollte die Kinder nicht erschrecken.
That's how the Romans frighten the enemy... So erschrecken die Römer ihre Feinde...
Krösa-Maja, please don't frighten the children like that. Du solltest die Kinder nicht erschrecken.

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Frighten, be startled - Erschrecken (The 1902nd Most Common German Word)
Clarence, now, don't let any of the natives frighten you. Clarence, lass dich nicht von den Einheimischen erschrecken.
I was frightened at the sight. Ich war erschrocken, als ich sie sah.
You startled us. Du hast uns erschreckt.
Tom frightened me. Tom hat mich erschreckt.
The noise startled Tom. Der Lärm erschreckte Tom.
What frightened Tom Was hat Tom erschreckt
Did I frighten you Habe ich dich erschreckt
I don't want anyone to get frightened. Ich will nicht, dass ihr euch erschreckt.
Many sea creatures get frightened by bright lights. Meeresbewohner werden von hellen Lichtern erschreckt.
Do not get frightened, but just believe, and therefore let me have an effect for you. Erschrecket nicht, sondern glaubet nur, und lasset Mich also wirken für euch.
This scenario seems frightening and unreal. Ein Szenario, das so erschreckend wie unwirklich erscheint.
Both take up the topic of artificial intelligence - one fascinatingly theoretical, one entertaining and almost frighteningly realistic. Beide greifen das Thema Künstliche Intelligenz auf - einmal faszinierend theoretisch, einmal unterhaltsam und fast erschreckend realistisch.
Otherwise, that would have been awfully embarrassing. Sonst wäre das erschreckend peinlich gewesen.

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