Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Friday July 11, 2008

susto, noun:
fright, shock

If something gives you or somebody else a fright, susto is the word you need.

¡Vaya susto!
What a fright!

Nos dio un susto.
It gave us a fright.

When you get a fright, the verbs that you use are pegarse and llevarse:

Se pegó or se llevó un susto cuando nos vio aparecer.
She got a fright or a shock when she saw us appear.

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Spanish Word of the Day ArchiveFriday July 11, 2008