aterrorizado
/ateroɾiθado/from spelling rules
The English word 'terrified' is translated into Spanish as aterrorizado.
The word is an adjective used to describe someone who is extremely frightened.
Meaning: extremely frightened (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, aterrorizado must agree in gender and number with the person or people being described. Use aterrorizada for a female, aterrorizados for a group of males or a mixed group and aterrorizadas for a group of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/ateroɾiθado/
Did you know?
- If you are describing a person who is 'scared stiff' rather than just 'terrified', a Spanish speaker might use the expression quedarse de piedra, which literally means 'to be left like stone'.
- In some regions, people use the phrase tener los pelos de punta when they are terrified. This literally means 'to have the hairs of the head standing on end'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, a common colloquial way to say someone is terrified is estar muerto de miedo. This translates literally to 'to be dead of fear'.
Examples in context
- Tom está totalmente aterrorizado.Tom is absolutely terrified.This sentence shows how to use aterrorizado to describe a person's state.Tatoeba #5854066 by arh, translation #2272899 by CK
- Si de repente fuera teletransportado trescientos años al futuro, no sé si estaría aterrorizado o emocionado.If I were suddenly teleported three hundred years into the future, I don't know whether I'd be terrified or excited.This sentence uses aterrorizado to express a hypothetical feeling of fear.Tatoeba #10036238 by Teiruzu, translation #10019199 by DJ_Saidez
- Estoy aterrorizado por los sucesos recientes.I am terrified by recent events.
- Siento un miedo atroz cada vez que escucho esos ruidos.I feel a profound fear every time I hear those noises.
- Experimenté un espanto al ver la figura en la oscuridad.I experienced terror when I saw the figure in the darkness.
- Me dio tanto pavor que no pude dormir en toda la noche.I was so terrified that I couldn't sleep all night.
- El niño estaba aterrorizado por la tormenta.The child was terrified by the storm.
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Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are talking about a horror movie they just watched.
- AlejandroEsa película me dejó aterrorizado.That movie left me terrified.
- SofíaA mí también me dio mucho miedo.It scared me a lot too.
- Alejandro¿No crees que es demasiado fuerte?Don't you think it is too intense?
- SofíaSí, no quiero volver a verla.Yes, I don't want to watch it again.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
