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1 frighten
frighten ['fraɪtən]effrayer, faire peur à;∎ stop it, you're frightening me! arrête, tu me fais peur!;∎ to frighten sb out of doing sth dissuader qn de faire qch en lui faisant peur;∎ to frighten sb into doing sth faire peur à qn pour qu'il fasse qch;∎ he is easily frightened il s'effraie pour un rien;∎ these animals are easily frightened ces animaux s'effarouchent d'un rien;∎ to frighten sb to death or out of their wits, to frighten the life out of sb faire une peur bleue à qnfaire fuir (par la peur); (animal) effaroucher;∎ the burglars were frightened away by the police siren effrayés par la sirène de police, les cambrioleurs ont pris la fuite(b) (intimidate) chasser, faire peur à, faire fuir;∎ rising inflation has frightened off potential investors l'inflation croissante a fait fuir les investisseurs potentiels
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