dar un susto a

No sabía que se le pudiera dar un susto a un espíritu.
Hm, I didn't know you could scare a ghost.
Disgustado, quedó allí, decidido a no volver luego a casa; quería dar un susto a sus padres.
Sad, there he stayed, decided not to come back home; he wanted to scare his parents.
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