appall in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for appall in the English»French Dictionary

appal Brit, appall Am [Brit əˈpɔːl, Am əˈpɔl] VB trans <Brit pres part appalling; pret, pp appalled>

appal (shock)

scandaliser

appal (horrify, dismay)

horrifier

to be appalled at or by (shocked)

être scandalisé par

to be appalled at or by (horrified)

être horrifié par

to be appalled that …

être horrifié par le fait que …

he was appalled to hear that …

il a été horrifié d'entendre que …

appall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for appall in the English»French Dictionary

appall [əˈpɔ:l] VB trans Am

appall → appal

See also appal

appal <-ll-> [əˈpɔ:l] VB trans

appal

offusquer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Again it left the literary critics divided: social democrats praised its stark honesty, many others were appalled with the author's negativism.

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The students were appalled as they had already decided to be more restrained that year.

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Purists said they were appalled at what they see as the vulgarisation of a 66-year-old national institution.

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He is appalled at the way the majors act while men are dying in the battlefield.

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She is appalled by what they do, but admits her feelings for them have become powerful and as such apparently forgets her distaste.

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Fry is appalled at the machine's true purpose and sabotages it.

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The thought of dishonoring a contract would appall a person of this type.

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It both moved and appalled me and the pictures just wouldn't leave my head.

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I was absolutely appalled by the whole thing.

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Fox was appalled at what he called this extraordinary step.

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