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panic [ˈpænɪk]1. nounpanique f• don't panic! (inf) pas de panique ![+ person] faire paniquer• they were panicked by the prospect of... ils étaient pris de panique à la perspective de...4. compounds* * *['pænɪk] 1.noun affolement m2. 3.to get into a panic — s'affoler ( about à cause de)
transitive verb (p prés etc - ck-) affoler [person, animal]; semer la panique dans [crowd]4.intransitive verb (p prés etc - ck-) s'affoler -
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1 noun∎ she was close to panic elle était au bord de l'affolement;∎ to get into a panic over or about sth s'affoler à cause de qch;∎ it started a panic on the stock exchange cela a semé la panique à la Bourse;∎ to throw sb into a panic affoler qn;∎ familiar it was panic stations! ça a été la panique générale!∎ I was in a mad panic to get to the airport c'était la panique pour aller à l'aéroport□ ;∎ what's the panic? ne vous affolez pas!□ ;∎ there's no panic! il n'y a pas le feu!∎ it was a panic! c'était à hurler de rire!s'affoler;∎ don't panic! ne vous affolez pas!;∎ he's starting to panic about the wedding il commence à s'affoler à la perspective de ce mariageaffoler;∎ the news panicked the government into action la panique provoquée par cette nouvelle a poussé le gouvernement à l'action;∎ she was panicked into accepting sous le coup de la panique, elle a accepté►► panic attack crise f de panique;panic bolt barre f antipanique;panic button signal m d'alarme;∎ familiar to hit the panic button paniquer□, flipper;panic buying (gén) = achats massifs provoqués par la crainte de la pénurie; Stock Exchange achats mpl de précaution;Botany panic grass panic m;panic measures mesures fpl dictées par la panique;panic reaction réaction f de panique;Stock Exchange panic selling ventes fpl de précaution
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panic stations — plural noun A state of panic or commotion • • • Main Entry: ↑panic * * * panic stations UK US noun [plural] british informal a situation in which a lot of people are very worried about something that usually needs to be done quickly Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
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panic — I. /ˈpænɪk / (say panik) noun 1. a sudden demoralising terror, with or without clear cause, often as affecting a group of persons or animals. 2. an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear. –adjective 3. (of fear, terror, etc.) suddenly… …
panic — panic1 noun sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety. ↘informal frenzied hurry to do something. verb (panics, panicking, panicked) be affected by or cause to feel panic. ↘(panic someone into) drive someone through panic into (hasty or rash action).… … English new terms dictionary