(present: ich erschrecke, du erschrickst, er/sie/es erschrickt)
(past: erschrak, hat erschreckt)
- to frighten, to scare, to startle
- jemanden in Angst versetzen
- Angst bekommen
- sich fürchten
Example:
- Der laute Knall hat mich erschreckt.
- Ich erschrecke leicht.
- Sie erschrak über die Nachricht.
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