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1 startle
startle [ˈstα:tl][sound, sb's arrival] faire sursauter ; [news, telegram] alarmer• you startled me! tu m'as fait sursauter !* * *['stɑːtl]transitive verb1) ( take aback) surprendre2) ( alarm) [sight, sound, person] effrayer -
2 startle
startle ['stɑ:təl](person → surprise) surprendre, étonner; (→ frighten, alarm) faire peur à, alarmer; (→ cause to jump) faire sursauter; (animal, bird, fish) effaroucher;∎ I didn't mean to startle you je ne voulais pas vous faire peur;∎ it startled me or I was startled to see how much he had aged j'ai été surpris ou ç'a été un choc pour moi de voir à quel point il avait vieilli;∎ the noise startled him out of his reverie le bruit l'a brusquement tiré de ses rêveriess'effaroucher -
3 startle
1 ( take aback) [reaction, tone, event, discovery] surprendre ; -
4 startle
(to give a shock or surprise to: The sound startled me.) faire sursauter -
5 rock
rock [rɒk]a. ( = swing to and fro) [+ child] bercera. ( = sway gently) [cradle, person, ship] se balancerb. ( = sway violently) [person] chanceler ; [building] être ébranlé3. nounc. (British = sweet) ≈ sucre m d'orged. ( = music) rock m4. compounds► rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll noun ( = music) rock (and roll) m adjective [singer] de rock ; [music] rock inv► rock-steady adjective [hand, voice] parfaitement assuré ; [camera, gun, moving car] parfaitement stable* * *[rɒk] 1.1) [U] ( substance) roche f2) [C] ( boulder) rocher mon the rocks — [ship] sur les récifs; [drink] avec des glaçons
to be on the rocks — [marriage] aller à vau-l'eau
3) ( stone) pierre f‘falling rocks’ — ‘chute de pierres’
4) (also rock music) rock m5) GB ( sweet) sucre m d'orge2. 3.transitive verb1) ( move gently) balancer [cradle]; bercer [baby, boat]2) ( shake) [tremor] secouer; [scandal] ébranler4.1) ( sway) se balancer2) ( shake) trembler3) ( dance) danser le rock••solid/hard as a rock — solide/dur comme le roc
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6 scare
[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) faire peur (à)2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) peur2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) panique•- scared- scarecrow - scaremonger - scare away/off -
7 take (someone) unawares
(to surprise or startle (someone): He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.) prendre qqn à l'improviste -
8 take (someone) unawares
(to surprise or startle (someone): He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.) prendre qqn à l'improviste -
9 wit
A n1 (humour, sense of humour) esprit m ; to have a quick/ready wit avoir la repartie facile/l'esprit d'à-propos ; to have a dry wit être pince-sans-rire ;B wits npl ( intelligence) intelligence f ; ( presence of mind) présence f d'esprit ; to have the wits to do avoir la présence d'esprit de faire ; to have ou keep (all) one's wits about one ( vigilant) rester attentif/-ive ; ( level-headed) conserver sa présence d'esprit ; to collect ou gather one's wits rassembler ses esprits ; to sharpen one's wits se dégourdir l'esprit ; to frighten/startle/terrify sb out of their wits faire une peur/surprise/terreur épouvantable à qn ; to pit one's wits against sb se mesurer (intellectuellement) à qn ; to live by one's wits vivre d'expédients ; to lose one's wits ne plus savoir où on est ; a battle of wits une joute verbale.to be at one's wits' end ne plus savoir quoi faire. -
10 spook
spook [spu:k]1 noun(c) American very familiar (black man) nègre m, bamboula m, = terme injurieux désignant un Noir; (black woman) négresse f, = terme injurieux désignant une Noire
См. также в других словарях:
Startle — Star tle (st[aum]r t l), v. t. 1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. [1913 Webster] The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Startle — Star tle, n. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. [1913 Webster] After having recovered from my first startle, I was very well pleased with the accident. Spectator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
startle colours — plural noun (zoology) Bright colours on the bodies of animals or wings of birds which often resemble vertebrate eyes and act as an anti predator device • • • Main Entry: ↑startle … Useful english dictionary
Startle — Star tle (st[aum]r t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Startled} (st[aum]r t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Startling} (st[aum]r tl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of start.] To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. [1913 Webster] Why shrinks the soul Back on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
startle disease — startle disease. См. гиперэкплексия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
startle disease — startle disease. = hyperekplexia (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
startle — index disconcert, disturb, frighten, menace, upset Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
startle — c.1300, run to and fro, frequentative of sterten (see START (Cf. start)). Sense of move suddenly in surprise or fear first recorded 1520s. Trans. meaning frighten suddenly is from 1590s. The word retains more of the original meaning of START (Cf … Etymology dictionary
startle — *scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, *frighten, fright, affray, affright Analogous words: *surprise, astonish, astound: rouse, arouse, *stir: electrify, *thrill state n State, condition, mode, situation, posture, status can all mean the way in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
startle — [v] frighten, surprise affright, agitate, alarm, amaze, astonish, astound, awe, bolt, consternate, floor, fright, give a turn*, jump, make jump, rock, scare, scare to death*, shake up, shock, spook, spring, spring something on*, stagger, start,… … New thesaurus
startle — ► VERB ▪ cause to feel sudden shock or alarm. DERIVATIVES startled adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «kick, struggle»; related to START(Cf. ↑start) … English terms dictionary