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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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stalk [stɔ:k]1 noun(a) Botany (of flower, plant) tige f; (of cabbage, cauliflower) trognon m; (of fruit) queue f; (of wheat, corn) chaume m; (of bunch of grapes) rafle f, râpe f∎ familiar his eyes stood out on stalks il avait les yeux qui lui sortaient de la tête(c) (gen → long object) tige f(a) (game, fugitive etc) traquer; (of private detective) filer; (of obsessive fan etc) suivre en permanence (de façon obsessionnelle)(b) (prowl about in) rôder dans;∎ to stalk the woods/the bush on foot (gen) battre les bois/la brousse à pied; Hunting faire une battue dans les bois/la brousse;∎ enemy patrols stalked the hills des patrouilles ennemies rôdaient dans les collines∎ hunger stalked the countryside la faim régnait dans les campagnes;∎ evil stalks the night les forces du mal rôdent dans la nuit∎ she stalked out angrily/in disgust elle sortit d'un air furieux/dégoûté;∎ he was stalking up and down the deck il arpentait le pont∎ a stalking lion un lion en chasse;∎ literary famine stalked through the land la famine régnait dans le pays
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