noun, masculine/sobɾeˈsalto/plural: sobresaltos
scare, fright; jolt, shock (sudden surprise)
“?Por que te suicidaste — colgando en la entrada de mi casa? La manana despues cuando te descubri, muerto, te grite con sobresalto.” — Why did you commit suicide — hanging at the entrance of my house? The morning after when I found you dead I screamed in shock.
Synonyms: susto
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Spanish sobre- Proto-Indo-European *sel- Proto-Indo-European *-yétor Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor Proto-Italic *saljō?? Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin saltusbor. Spanish salto Spanish sobresalto From sobre- + salto.