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frantic ['fræntɪk](a) (distraught, wild) éperdu, affolé;∎ she was frantic with worry elle était folle d'inquiétude;∎ frantic screams des cris mpl éperdus ou d'affolement;∎ it drives him frantic cela le met hors de lui∎ a scene of frantic activity une scène d'activité frénétique;∎ familiar things are pretty frantic at the office il y a un travail fou au bureau
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