n 1 hofu, tisho. get a ~ shtuka. give somebody a ~ shtusha mtu. 2 (colloq) mtu/kitu cha kuchekesha. vt(poet) tisha. frightenvt ogofya, shtua, tisha.~ en somebody into something tisha mtu kufanya kitu ~ en away kimbiza, fukuza. frightenedadj -liotishwa. frightfuladj 1 -a kutisha; -a kitisho, -a kuogofya. 2 (unpleasant) -baya, -a kuchukiza. frightfullyadv sana.