un susto de muerte

a terrible fright

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a terrible fright Used with dar or pegar to mean to give someone a terrible fright or scare someone half to death.
SP: El ruido de la ventana me dio un susto de muerte.
EN: The noise from the window gave me a terrible fright.

Un susto de muerte.

A real fright.

— Mystic River (2003)

Me has dado un susto de muerte, tío ¡Mira tu cara!

You scared me half to death, dude! Look at your face!

— Do You Thing (2001)

Me has pegado un susto de muerte.

You scared me half to death.

Chad, me has dado un susto de muerte.

Chad, you scared me half to death.

— Killer Whale (2026)

Me ha dado un susto de muerte.

They scared me half to death.

— La dolce vita (1960)