intimidar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- browbeat verb To pressure or frighten someone by being harsh and forceful.
- bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
- frighten verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
- intimidate verb To frighten or pressure someone, often through threats, so they do what you want.
Senses
intimidar is used for these senses in English:
- browbeat (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
- bully (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
- frighten (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
- intimidate (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
bully — full definition
- noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
- verb To intimidate or act aggressively toward someone, typically someone perceived as weaker.
- adj Excellent or first-rate (dated, informal).
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