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1 scare
A n3 ( rumour) bruits mpl alarmistes ; food scare alerte f à l'intoxication alimentaire ; bomb/rabies scare alerte à la bombe/rage.B vtr faire peur à, effrayer [animal, person] ; to scare sb into doing sth forcer qn à faire qch par intimidation ; to scare sb out of doing empêcher qn de faire par intimidation ; to scare sb stiff ○ ou stupid ○ paralyser qn de peur.■ scare away, scare off:▶ scare away [sth/sb], scare [sth/sb] away1 ( put off) dissuader [burglars, investors, customers] ;2 ( drive away) faire fuir [animal, attacker].■ scare up ○ US:▶ scare up [sth], scare [sth] up dégoter ○ [food, money, people]. -
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scare [skεər]1. nounb. (about pollution, disease) alerte f3. compounds► scare away, scare off separable transitive verb* * *[skeə(r)] 1.1) ( fright) peur f2) ( alert) alerte f3) ( rumour) bruits mpl alarmistes2.food scare — alerte f à l'intoxication f alimentaire
transitive verb faire peur à3.to scare somebody stiff — (colloq) paralyser quelqu'un de peur
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3 scare
scare [skeə(r)]effrayer, faire peur à;∎ thunder really scares me le tonnerre me fait vraiment très peur;∎ you'll scare her vous allez lui faire peur ou l'effrayer;∎ the high costs scared them off the idea les coûts élevés leur en ont fait abandonner l'idée;∎ familiar the movie scared me stiff! le film m'a flanqué une de ces frousses!;∎ familiar to scare the wits or the living daylights or the life out of sb flanquer une peur bleue ou une trouille pas possible à qn;s'effrayer, prendre peur;∎ he scares easily il a peur de tout, un rien l'effraie;∎ I don't scare easily je ne suis pas peureux3 noun∎ to give sb a scare effrayer qn, faire peur à qn∎ health scare = vague de panique concernant la santé publique;∎ the revelations about the contaminated meat have resulted in a food scare les révélations sur la viande contaminée ont provoqué une vague de panique chez les consommateurs;∎ a takeover scare des rumeurs fpl concernant une possible OPA;∎ a bomb/fire scare une alerte à la bombe/au feu(sensational) alarmiste; (frightening) effrayant, qui fait peur►► scare story histoire f pour faire peur;scare tactics manœuvres fpl d'intimidation(bird, customer) faire fuir -
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[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 -
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peur; alarme; frayeur; affolement; paniqueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > scare
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6 scare away
scare away [something/somebody], scare [something/somebody] away lit faire fuir; fig dissuader -
7 scare story
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8 scare tactic
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9 scare buying
Comm. achats de crise [ruée sur les vivres ou l'essence en cas de rumeurs alarmistes]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > scare buying
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10 scare tactics
Pol. manoeuvres d'intimidation; bruit de bottesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > scare tactics
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12 scare away/off
(to make go away or stay away because of fear: The birds were scared away by the dog.) faire fuir -
13 scare stiff
(to bore or frighten very much.) ennuyer à mourir; faire une peur bleue à -
14 bomb scare
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15 bomb scare
Terr. [Police] alerte a la bombeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bomb scare
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16 bomb scare
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17 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) faire une peur bleue (à)English-French dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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18 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) faire une peur bleue (à)English-French dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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19 bomb
bomb [bɒm]1. nouna. bombe f[+ town] bombarder4. compounds* * *[bɒm] 1.1) ( explosive device) bombe f2) (colloq) GB ( large amount of money)to cost a bomb — coûter un argent fou (colloq)
3) (colloq) ( flop) fiasco m2.transitive verb bombarder [town, house]3.(colloq) intransitive verb1) ( move fast)2) ( fail) échouer•Phrasal Verbs:- bomb out -
20 daylight
daylight [ˈdeɪlaɪt]* * *['deɪlaɪt] 1.1) ( light) jour m, lumière f du jourin (the) daylight — ( by day) de jour; ( in natural light) à la lumière du jour
2) ( dawn) lever m du jour, point m du jour2.noun modifier de jour
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scare — scare … Dictionnaire des rimes
scare — [ skar ] n. m. • 1546; lat. scarus, gr. skaros ♦ Zool. Poisson osseux des mers tropicales, aux vives couleurs, appelé couramment poisson perroquet. ● scare nom masculin (latin scarus, du grec skairein, bondir) Poisson des récifs coralliens à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
scare — [sker] vt. scared, scaring [ME skerren < ON skirra, to scare, make timid < skjarr, timid, prob. < IE base * (s)ker , to jump > L scurra, buffoon] to fill with fear or terror; esp., to frighten suddenly or startle; terrify vi. to… … English World dictionary
Scare — Scare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scaring}.] [OE. skerren, skeren, Icel. skirra to bar, prevent, skirrask to shun, shrink from; or fr. OE. skerre, adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both perhaps akin to E. sheer to turn.] To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scare — [n] frightened state alarm, alert, fright, panic, shock, start, terror; concepts 230,410 Ant. calmness, comfort, ease scare [v] frighten someone affright, alarm, awe, chill, daunt, dismay, freeze, give a fright, give a turn*, intimidate, panic,… … New thesaurus
scare up — (something) to find or obtain something that is not easily available. At the very least, I m sure he ll have some original ideas on how to scare up some cash. We discovered it was impossible to scare up an audience for the game … New idioms dictionary
scare — scare; scare·ful; scare·some; … English syllables
Scare — Scare, n. Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scare — (v.) c.1200, from O.N. skirra to frighten, related to skjarr timid, shy, of unknown origin. The noun is attested from 1520s. To scare up procure, obtain is first recorded 1846, American English, from notion of rousing game from cover. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
scare\ up — • scare up • scrape up v informal To find, collect, or get together with some effort when needed. The boy scared up enough money to go to college. Will you stay for supper? she asked. I can scare up enough for us all. He managed to scrape up the… … Словарь американских идиом
scare — ► VERB 1) cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten. 2) (scare away/off) drive or keep (someone) away by fear. 3) become frightened. ► NOUN 1) a sudden attack of fright. 2) a period of general anxiety or alarm about something … English terms dictionary