el susto

fright, scare

ˈs u s t o
noun · masculine Uncommon #16,695
fright, scare
SP: Me diste un susto.
EN: You gave me a scare.

Tom tenía una expresión de susto en la cara.

Tom had a scared expression on his face.

Francesco, qué susto me has dado.

Francesco, you really gave me a scare.

— Roma città aperta (1945)

Vaya susto me llevé.

What a fright I got.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

Qué susto.

What a scare!

— Tren bala (2022)

Se ha llevado un buen susto.

He got quite a scare.

— Haz lo correcto (1989)

Sigue con la cara de susto.

He/She is still making that frightened face.

— Scream 7 (2026)

¿Un buen susto?

A good scare?

— Contratiempo (2017)

Tom se moría de susto.

Tom was scared to death.

Un buen golpe y un gran susto.

A good bump and a big scare.

— Zeta (2026)

Vaya susto nos has dado.

You gave us quite a scare.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Me vas a matar a mí de susto.

You're going to scare me to death.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

No le pasó nada aparte del susto.

Nothing happened to him except for the scare.

Qué susto me dio.

That gave me such a scare.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

Y me dieron un gran susto porque mi hijo cometió un error.

And they gave me a big scare because my son made a mistake.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Me diste un buen susto.

You gave me quite a scare.

— Guardianes De La Noche (2004)

Tom miraba con susto.

Tom looked frightened.

Me has dado un buen susto.

You gave me a good scare.

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)

Vaya susto, Dios.

What a scare, God.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Qué susto, creía que ibas a gritar.

What a scare, I thought you were going to scream.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Me has hecho pasar un gran susto.

You gave me a big scare.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

¡Vaya susto me diste! Pensé que era un ladrón cuando entraste sin encender la luz.

You gave me quite a fright! I thought you were a burglar when you came in without turning on the light.

Buen susto, ¿no?

Quite a scare, wasn't it?

— Río Místico (2003)

¡Que susto!

What a scare!

— Anaconda (2025)

Se nos ha cruzado un ciervo y tengo el susto en el cuerpo.

A deer crossed our path and I'm terrified.

— Contratiempo (2017)

¿El susto?

The fright?

— Ya no estoy aquí (2019)

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