scary (adjective)
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Afrikaans – vreesaanjaend – freess-aan-yahnt
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Albanian – i frikshëm – ee freek-shum
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Amharic – ሚያስፈራ – mi-yas-fe-ra
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Arabic – مخيف – mu-kheef
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Armenian – ահարկու – a-har-KOO
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Azerbaijani – qorxulu – gor-khoo-loo
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Basque – beldurgarri – bel-door-gar-ree
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Belarusian – страшны – strash-ny
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Bengali – ভয়ঙ্কর – bho-yong-kor
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Bosnian – strašan – stra-shan
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Bulgarian – страшен – stra-shen
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Catalan – espantós – es-pan-TOS
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Chinese (Simplified) – 可怕的 – kě pà de
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Croatian – strašan – stra-shan
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Czech – děsivý – dye-si-vee
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Danish – skræmmende – skrem-men-deh
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Dutch – eng – eng
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Esperanto – timiga – tee-MEE-ga
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Estonian – hirmus – heer-moos
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Filipino – nakakatakot – na-ka-ka-TA-kot
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Finnish – pelottava – pe-lot-ta-va
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French – effrayant – ef-fray-YON
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Galician – arrepiante – ar-reh-pee-AHN-te
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Georgian – საშიში – sa-shi-shi
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German – gruselig – groo-ze-likh
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Greek – τρομακτικός – tro-mak-tee-KOS
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Gujarati – ભયાનક – bha-yaa-nak
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Haitian Creole – pè – peh
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Hausa – mai ban tsoro – mai ban tso-ro
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Hebrew – מבהיל – mav-HEEL
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Hindi – डरावना – da-raav-naa
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Hungarian – ijesztő – ee-yes-tuh
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Icelandic – ógnvekjandi – ohn-vyek-yan-dee
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Igbo – na-akụ̀ ụjọ – na-a-koo oo-jaw
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Indonesian – menakutkan – meh-na-koot-kan
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Irish – scanrúil – skan-rool
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Italian – spaventoso – spa-ven-TO-so
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Japanese – 怖い – kowai
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Javanese – medeni – meh-deh-nee
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Kannada – ಭಯಾನಕ – bha-yaa-na-ka
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Kazakh – қорқынышты – kor-khy-nysh-ty
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Khmer – គួរឱ្យភ័យ – kuor ai phey
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Korean – 무서운 – mu-seo-woon
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Kurdish – terxîn – ter-kheen
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Kyrgyz – коркунучтуу – kor-ku-nuch-too
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Lao – ນ່າຢານ – na yaan
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Latin – terribilis – ter-REE-bee-lees
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Latvian – biedējošs – byeh-day-yosh
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Lithuanian – baisus – bai-SOOS
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Luxembourgish – erschreckend – er-shrek-end
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Macedonian – страшно – stra-shno
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Malagasy – mampatahotra – mam-pa-ta-ho-tra
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Malay – menakutkan – meh-na-koot-kan
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Malayalam – ഭയക്കുന്നത് – bha-ya-kku-nna-the
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Maltese – tal-biżaʼ – tal bee-zah
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Maori – whakamataku – fah-ka-ma-ta-koo
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Marathi – भयानक – bha-yaa-nak
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Mongolian – аймшигтай – aim-shig-tai
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Nepali – डर लाग्दो – dar lag-do
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Norwegian – skremmende – skrem-men-deh
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Pashto – وېروونکی – wey-roo-wan-kee
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Persian – ترسناک – tars-nak
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Polish – straszny – strahsh-nih
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Portuguese – assustador – a-sus-ta-DOR
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Punjabi – ਡਰਾਉਣਾ – da-ra-oo-na
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Romanian – înfricoșător – un-free-ko-sha-TOR
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Russian – страшный – strash-nyy
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Samoan – mataʻutia – ma-ta-oo-tee-a
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Serbian – страшан – stra-shan
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Shona – chinotyisa – chee-no-tee-sa
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Sinhala – භයජනක – bha-ya-ja-na-ka
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Slovak – desivý – dye-si-vee
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Slovenian – strašljiv – strah-shleev
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Somali – cabsi leh – ab-si leh
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Spanish – aterrador – a-te-rra-DOR
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Swahili – ya kutisha – ya koo-tee-sha
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Swedish – skrämmande – skrem-man-deh
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Tamil – பயமுறுத்தும் – pa-ya-mu-ruth-thum
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Telugu – భయంకరమైన – bha-yan-ka-ra-mai-na
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Thai – น่ากลัว – na klua
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Turkish – korkunç – kor-KOONCH
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Ukrainian – страшний – strahsh-NEE
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Urdu – خوفناک – khauf-naak
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Uzbek – qoʻrqinchli – kork-inch-lee
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Vietnamese – đáng sợ – dang suh
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Welsh – ofnus – of-niss
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Xhosa – eyoyikekayo – eh-yo-yee-keh-yo
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Yoruba – ẹru – eh-roo
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Zulu – esabekayo – eh-sa-beh-kah-yo
Meaning: Causing fear or alarm; frightening.
Sentence: That horror movie was too scary for me to watch alone.