| Example in Norwegian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Bli her så dere ikke skremmer ham. | You stay here lest you frighten him. Don't interfere. |
| Det skremmer deg kanskje, men det er for herlig til å gå glipp av. | It may frighten you, but it is too wonderful to miss. |
| - Strasser skremmer meg. | Don't joke. After Major Strasser's warning tonight, l'm frightened. |
| Bare tanken på Jonathan skremmer meg. | Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me. |
| Tror du at du skremmer meg? | You do not frighten me. |
| Ikke skrem henne. | Don't frighten her. |
| - Ikke skrem den stakkars jenta. | - But don't frighten the poor girl. |
| Ikke skrem meg sånn igjen. | -Don't ever frighten me like that again. |
| lkke skrem henne. | Don't frighten her. |
| - Gå ut og skrem fiskene. | Go frighten the fish. Hey! |
| - Ble du meget skremt? | - Were you very frightened? |
| Du skulle ikke ha skremt ham slik. | You shouldn't have frightened him like that. |
| De vil bli skremt. | They'll be frightened. |
| - Jeg ble skremt. | - I was frightened. |
| lkke bli skremt. Slapp helt av og ta det med ro. | There is no reason to be frightened, if you are quiet and relax. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | أخاف,خوف | Catalan | esglaiar |
| Dutch | beangstigen | English | frighten |
| Estonian | ehmatama, pelutama | French | effrayer, épouvanter |
| Greek | τρομάζω, τροποποιούμαι, φοβερίζω | Hungarian | ijeszt |
| Icelandic | fæla, styggja | Italian | impaurire, intimidire, intimorire, spaurire, spaventare |
| Japanese | 驚かす | Persian | ترساندن |
| Polish | przerazić, przerażać, przestraszać, strwożyć, trwożyć, wystraszyć | Portuguese | acobardar, amedrontar, atemorizar, intimidar |
| Romanian | înfiora | Russian | испугать, напугать, перепугать, пугать, пугнуть, стращать, устрашать, устрашить |
| Spanish | abatatar, espeluznar | Swedish | skrämma, skräna |
| Thai | ยั่น | Vietnamese | hoảng sợ |