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Schreck: fright — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Schreck

fright

a sudden feeling of fear or shock

IPA/ʃʁɛk/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Schreck: fright

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

a sudden feeling of fear or shock

Der laute Knall gab mir einen großen Schreck.

Vor Schreck blieb sie einen Moment stehen.

Zum Glück war nichts passiert; der Schreck war größer als der Schaden.

A very common pattern is einen Schreck bekommen, 'to get a fright'. vor Schreck explains that an action happened because of sudden fear.

Use einen Schreck bekommen for suddenly becoming frightened, and vor Schreck for reacting because of fear.

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What does einen Schreck bekommen mean?

Schreck is a countable masculine noun for a sudden fright or shock. It is common in phrases such as einen Schreck bekommen and vor Schreck.