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1 frighten
frighten vtr [person, situation] faire peur à, effrayer ; frighten sb into doing faire tellement peur à qn qu'il finit par faire ; to frighten sb into submission faire tellement peur à qn qu'il finit par se soumettre.▶ frighten away [sb/sth], frighten [sb/sth] away effaroucher.■ frighten off:▶ frighten off [sb], frighten [sb] off chasser [intruder] ; effaroucher [rival, buyer, bidder]. -
2 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 -
3 frighten
frighten [ˈfraɪtn]• did he frighten you? est-ce qu'il vous a fait peur ?[+ birds] effaroucher ; [+ children] chasser (en leur faisant peur) ; [+ buyers, investors] faire fuir* * *['fraɪtn]transitive verb faire peur à, effrayerto frighten somebody into doing — faire tellement peur à quelqu'un qu'il/elle finit par faire
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4 frighten off
frighten off [somebody], frighten [somebody] off chasser [intruder]; effaroucher [rival, buyer, bidder] -
5 (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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6 (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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7 frighten
verb (to make (someone) afraid: She was frightened by a large dog.) effrayer -
8 spook
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9 appal
consterner ; ( = frighten) épouvanter* * * -
10 bogey
bogey [ˈbəʊgɪ]* * *['bəʊgɪ]1) ( evil spirit) (also bogeyman) croquemitaine m2) ( to frighten people) épouvantail m3) ( in golf) bogey m -
11 bully
bully [ˈbʊlɪ]1. noun2. exclamation4. compounds* * *['bʊlɪ] 1.2) (colloq & dated) (also bully beef) singe (sl) m2.(colloq) exclamation3.transitive verb [person, child] maltraiter; [country] intimider -
12 death
death [deθ]1. nounmort f• he'll be the death of me! (inf) il me tuera !► to + death• to starve/freeze to death mourir de faim/de froid• to be scared/worried to death être mort de peur/d'inquiétude2. compounds• he's on death row il a été condamné à mort ► death sentence noun condamnation f à mort ; (figurative) arrêt m de mort* * *[deθ]to drink/work oneself to death — se tuer en buvant/au travail
‘Deaths’ — ( newspaper column) ‘Nécrologie’
••to die a ou the death — [fashion] disparaître complètement; [entertainer, play] faire un bide (colloq)
to be worried/frightened to death — (colloq) être mort d'inquiétude/de peur
to be bored to death — (colloq) s'ennuyer à mourir
I'm sick to death (colloq) of this! — j'en ai par-dessus la tête! (colloq)
you'll catch your death (of cold) — (colloq) tu vas attraper la crève (colloq)
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13 fear
fear [fɪər]1. nouna. ( = fright) peur fb. ( = likelihood) risque m• there's no fear of that! ça ne risque pas d'arriver !• to fear that avoir peur que... ne + subj• never fear! ne craignez rien !• fear not! n'ayez crainte !* * *[fɪə(r)] 1.1) ( fright) peur fto live ou go in fear of one's life — craindre pour sa vie
2) ( apprehension) crainte f ( for pour)the future/the operation holds no fears for her — elle n'a pas peur de l'avenir/de l'opération
3) ( possibility)2.there's no fear of him ou his being late — il n'y a pas de danger qu'il soit en retard
transitive verb craindreI fear (that) she may be dead — j'ai (bien) peur or je crains qu'elle (ne) soit morte
it is feared (that) — on craint que (+ subj)
to fear the worst — craindre le pire, s'attendre au pire
3.I fear so — ( to positive question) je crains bien que oui; ( to negative question) j'ai bien peur que si
to fear for something/somebody — craindre pour quelque chose/quelqu'un
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14 freak
freak [fri:k]1. nouna. ( = abnormal person or animal) monstre mc. ( = abnormal event) his winning was really just a freak il n'a gagné que grâce à un hasard extraordinaire2. adjective[storm, weather] anormal ; [victory] inattendu► freak out (inf!)• to freak sb out ( = frighten) ficher les jetons à qn (inf !)* * *[friːk] 1.1) ( deformed person) lit, fig injur monstre m2) ( strange person) original/-e m/f3) ( unusual occurrence) aberration f4) (colloq) ( enthusiast) mordu/-e (colloq) m/f, fana (colloq) mf2.adjective [accident, storm] exceptionnel/-ellePhrasal Verbs: -
15 life
life [laɪf]1. noun(plural lives)a. vie f• run for your lives! sauve qui peut !• I couldn't for the life of me tell you his name (inf) je ne pourrais absolument pas vous dire son nomb. ( = living things) vie f• is there life on Mars? y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars ?c. ( = existence) vie fd. ( = way of living) vie f• which do you prefer, town or country life? que préférez-vous, la vie à la ville ou à la campagne ?• to make a new life for o.s. commencer une nouvelle viee. ( = liveliness) there isn't much life in our village notre village est plutôt mortf. (in exclamations) that's life! c'est la vie !• how's life? comment (ça) va ?• not on your life! (inf) jamais de la vie !• this is the life! (inf) voilà comment je comprends la vie !• what a life! quelle vie !2. compounds[subscription] à vie• that money was a life-saver cet argent m'a (or lui a etc) sauvé la vie ► life-saving noun ( = rescuing) sauvetage m ; ( = first aid) secourisme m adjective de sauvetage• he started telling me his life story (inf) il a commencé à me raconter sa vie ► life support machine noun• he's on a life support machine il est sous assistance respiratoire ► life's work noun œuvre f d'une vie* * *[laɪf] 1.1) ( as opposed to death) vie fto bring somebody back to life — gen rendre la vie à quelqu'un; Medicine ranimer quelqu'un
2) ( period from birth to death) vie f3) ( animation) vie f, vitalité fto come to life — [person] reprendre conscience; fig sortir de sa réserve; [fictional character] prendre vie; [party] s'animer
put a bit of life into it — (colloq) mettez-y un peu de tonus (colloq)
4) (social activity, lifestyle) vie fto live the good ou high life — mener la grande vie
5) ( human being(s))6) ( useful duration) (of machine, vehicle, product) durée f7) Jurto do (colloq) ou serve life — être emprisonné à vie
to get life — (colloq) se faire condamner à perpette (colloq)
8) Art2.from life — [draw, paint] d'après nature
••for dear life — de toutes mes/ses etc forces
get a life! — (colloq) lâche-moi les baskets! (colloq)
to have the time of one's life — s'amuser comme un fou/une folle
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16 submission
submission [səbˈmɪ∫ən]a. ( = submissiveness) soumission f (to à)• to starve/beat sb into submission soumettre qn en le privant de nourriture/en le battant* * *[səb'mɪʃn]1) (obedience, subjection) soumission f (to à) also Sport2) ( of application etc) soumission f (to à)3) ( report) rapport m4) Law conclusions fpl -
17 wit
wit [wɪt]• you'll need (to have) all your wits about you if you're to avoid being seen tu vas devoir faire très attention pour éviter d'être vu• keep your wits about you! restez attentif !b. ( = wittiness) esprit m* * *[wɪt] 1.1) ( sense of humour) esprit mto have a quick/ready wit — avoir la repartie facile/l'esprit d'à-propos
2) ( witty person) personne f spirituelle2.to have ou keep (all) one's wits about one — ( vigilant) rester attentif/-ive; ( level-headed) conserver sa présence d'esprit
3.to collect ou gather one's wits — rassembler ses esprits
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18 fright
1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) peur2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) épouvantail•- frighten - frightened - frightful - frightening - frightfully - take fright -
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20 scare
[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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