What is 'espantar' called in English?

'espantar' in English is called "Shoo". Shoo refers to: Hacer que un animal o persona no deseada se vaya agitando las manos o haciendo un sonido.

How do you pronounce 'Shoo' and 'espantar'?

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English: "She had to shoo the flies away from the food." | Spanish: "Tuvo que espantar a las moscas de la comida."

verb · interjection

English to Spanish Dictionary

verbespantar

interjection¡Fuera!

Sinónimos:ahuyentarechar

espantar in English:shoo

Phonetic:es.panˈtaɾ

Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de shoo en español es espantar, ¡Fuera!. (Hacer que un animal o persona no deseada se vaya agitando las manos o haciendo un sonido.)

1
verb
espantar
To make an unwanted animal or person go away by waving one's hands or making a sound.
Hacer que un animal o persona no deseada se vaya agitando las manos o haciendo un sonido.
2
interjection(informal)
¡Fuera!
An exclamation used to tell an animal or person to go away.
Una exclamación que se usa para decirle a un animal o persona que se vaya.

casual

“She had to shoo the flies away from the food.”

Tuvo que espantar a las moscas de la comida.

casual

“Shoo! Get out of here!”

¡Fuera! ¡Lárgate de aquí!

In Spanish:

ahuyentarechar

In English:

drive awayscare awaychase away

In Spanish:

atraerllamar

In English:

past tenseshooed

present participleshooing

shoo awayphrasal_verb

To make someone or something leave by waving your hands or making a noise.