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asustado

frightened

adjective ah-soos-TAH-doh Rare

Also means

scared

Usage Note

Asustado is the past participle of asustar used as a stative adjective, so it takes estar, never ser: está asustado (he is frightened right now). The emotion verb pair is asustar (to frighten, transitive) / asustarse (to get scared, reflexive). The feminine form is asustada.

Examples

"El niño estaba asustado por el trueno."

Natural Translation

The child was frightened by the thunder.

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