sobressaltar.
to startle (to frighten by sudden alarm)
Meaning & usage
to startle (to frighten by sudden alarm)
Sobressaltei-a dando um grito.
to be startled
Sobressaltei-me com o grito dele.
to jump over
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Portuguese sobre- Portuguese saltar Portuguese sobressaltar From sobre- (“above, over”) + saltar (“to leap”). Compare Spanish sobresaltar (“to spook, startle”).
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