ahuyentar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affugientāre, from Latin fugientem, present participle of fugiō (flee).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /auʝenˈtaɾ/ [au̯.ʝẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /auʃenˈtaɾ/ [au̯.ʃẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /auʒenˈtaɾ/ [au̯.ʒẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ahu‧yen‧tar

Verb

ahuyentar (first-person singular present ahuyento, first-person singular preterite ahuyenté, past participle ahuyentado)

  1. (transitive) to chase away, drive away
  2. (reflexive) to run away
    Synonym: alejarse
    Hacen lo que ciertas aves con los cazadores: esconden la cabeza debajo de las alas, y por no ver ya al enemigo, creen que se ahuyentó para siempre.
    They do what certain birds do with hunters: they hide under their wings, and, because they don't see the enemy anymore, believe he has run away for good.

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