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terror ['terə(r)]1 noun∎ to be or to go in terror of one's life craindre pour sa vie;∎ to be in a state of terror être terrorisé ou terrifié;∎ there was a look of terror on her face elle avait l'air terrorisée;∎ to be or to live in terror of sb avoir une peur bleue de qn;∎ to have a terror of sth/of doing sth avoir extrêmement peur ou la terreur de qch/de faire qch(b) (frightening event or aspect) terreur f;∎ the terrors of the night les terreurs fpl de la nuit;∎ to hold no terrors for sb ne pas faire peur à qn(c) (terrorism) terreur f;∎ campaign of terror campagne f terroriste ou de terreur∎ he was the terror of the countryside c'était la terreur du pays;∎ he's a terror on his bike c'est une terreur en vélo;∎ you little terror! petite terreur, va!∎ History the Terror la Terreur
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