Usages of assustar
Eu estava a servir a sobremesa quando o alarme falso disparou e assustou as visitas.
I was serving dessert when the false alarm went off and scared the visitors.
O vento assusta a criança no parque.
The wind scares the child in the park.
Os trovões assustam sempre o meu cão.
Thunder always scares my dog.
A ambulância passou e a sirene assustou as crianças.
The ambulance went by and the siren scared the children.
O apito do árbitro é tão alto que assusta algumas crianças.
The referee’s whistle is so loud that it scares some children.
O fumo denso assusta as crianças.
Dense smoke scares the children.
A buzina do autocarro assustou a criança, que estava a olhar para a chuva.
The bus horn scared the child, who was looking at the rain.
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