frightening in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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frightening [Brit ˈfrʌɪt(ə)nɪŋ, ˈfrʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈfraɪt(ə)nɪŋ] ADJ

frighten [Brit ˈfrʌɪt(ə)n, Am ˈfraɪtn] VB trans

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I.frighten away VB [Brit ˈfrʌɪt(ə)n -, Am ˈfraɪtn -] (frighten away [sb/sth], frighten [sb/sth] away)

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I.frighten off VB [Brit ˈfrʌɪt(ə)n -, Am ˈfraɪtn -] (frighten off [sb], frighten [sb] off)

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also SPORTS to beat/frighten/starve sb into submission
réduire qn par la force/la peur/la famine

Translations for frightening in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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angoissant (angoissante) (effrayant) silence, film, pénombre
frightening
affolant (affolante) nouvelle, prix, situation
frightening, disturbing
inquiétant (inquiétante) visage, regard, yeux, personnage
frightening
effrayant (effrayante) vision, laideur
frightening
effaroucher personne, animal
to frighten [sb] away ou off (en faisant by doing, par with)

frightening in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for frightening in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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Translations for frightening in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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frightening Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to frighten sb to death [or to frighten the life out of sb]
faire mourir qn de peur
to frighten easily
s'effrayer pour un rien
to frighten the shit out of sb
flanquer la frousse à qn
to frighten the hell out of sb inf
ficher la trouille de sa vie à qn
to force/frighten sb into submission
soumettre qn par la force/la terreur
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Some people experience this after viewing frightening media.
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He has a sturdy reputation, and his size can be frightening.
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She has a croaky, frightening voice, the results of lung cancer.
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It was frightening work because the women detectives were very threatening.
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A modern audience would have no trouble identifying with its pessimistic treatment of humanity and the frightening possibility of what a nuclear attack could do.
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They play a form of crushing blackened doom with torrential riffing, concussive percussion and frightening growls composed during freeform psychedelic jams.
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She's depicted as gentle and weak; however, she can be frightening and intimidating to face during a fight.
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The danger cards were initially frightening noises but those were changed by the publisher.
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Others have compared the series to comic books, arguing that the stories are lurid, but too cartoonish to be frightening.
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He could be nice for days, then lash out in frightening violence.
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