to scare me, to frighten me
Stop scaring me.
Don't try to scare me.
E ho sentito che niente poteva spaventarmi.
And I felt that nothing could scare me.
— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)
Dannazione, non devi spaventarmi in quel modo.
Damn it, you mustn't scare me like that.
— Akira (1988)