Meanings (ES + gloss)
aguadón súbito • julepe abrupto • naco brusco • quisa subitánea • sobresalto • susto repentino • trabucazo
The technique, typically used in horror films and video games, of having something occur suddenly and without warning to frighten the audience.
Drag Me to Hell capitalizes on the jump scare, scattering it liberally throughout the film to the point where it becomes almost numbing.
They'd do something horrible, maybe kill off a few protagonists, and then make people sit around waiting for the next terrible thing to come along. They called it “setting up a jum…
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
asustar repentinamente • dar un trabucazo • sobresaltar
To frighten (a film audience or video game player, etc.) by means of something that happens suddenly without warning.
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