No. 8,701 in Catalan
ensurts
"Ensurts" means "frights" or "scares" in English.
In a sentence
Ahir vaig tenir un ensurt quan vaig veure un ratolí a la cuina.
Yesterday I had a fright when I saw a mouse in the kitchen.
In this sentence, 'ensurt' refers to a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety caused by something unexpected.
Els actors van donar un ensurt al públic amb una sorpresa de llums i sons.
The actors gave the audience a shock with a surprise of lights and sounds.
Here, 'ensurt' is used to describe the surprising and shocking experience created intentionally for the audience.
La pel·lícula de terror em va fer donar molts ensurts.
The horror movie caused me many scares.
In this context, 'ensurt' indicates multiple moments of fright or fear experienced while watching a horror movie.
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