ahuyentar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affugientāre, from Latin fugientem, present participle of fugiō (flee).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /auʝenˈtaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /auʃenˈtaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /auʒenˈtaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ahu‧yen‧tar

Verb

ahuyentar (first-person singular present ahuyento, first-person singular preterite ahuyenté, past participle ahuyentado)

  1. (transitive) to chase away, drive away
  2. (reflexive) to run away
    Synonym: alejarse
    Hacen lo que ciertas aves con los cazadores: esconden la cabeza debajo de las alas, y por no ver ya al enemigo, creen que se ahuyentó para siempre.
    They do what the birds do with the hunters: hide under their wings, and, because they don't see the enemy anymore, they believe he ran away forever.

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