fright in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fright in the English»French Dictionary

fright [Brit frʌɪt, Am fraɪt] N

1. fright:

fright (feeling of terror)

peur f

fright (more sudden)

frayeur f

fright (more sudden)

effroi m

to be paralyzed with fright

être paralysé par la peur

she gave a cry of fright

elle a poussé un cri de frayeur or d'effroi

to take fright

prendre peur, s'effrayer

the horse took fright at the noise

le cheval a été effrayé par le bruit

the government took fright at the increase in crime

le gouvernement a pris peur or s'est effrayé devant l'augmentation de la criminalité

2. fright (shock):

fright

frayeur f

fright

peur f

to have or get a fright

avoir peur

to give sb a fright

faire peur à qn, effrayer qn

it gave me such a fright

ça m'a fait une de ces peurs

the accident gave him such a fright that he'll be more careful in future

l'accident lui a causé une telle frayeur qu'il n'est pas près de recommencer

I had the fright of my life!

j'ai cru mourir de peur!

3. fright (person):

fright inf

épouvantail m

fright inf

horreur f

I look a fright!

quel épouvantail!, quelle horreur!

doesn't he look a fright?

quel épouvantail!, quelle horreur!

fright wig N

fright wig

perruque f de clown

stage fright N

stage fright

trac m

Translations for fright in the French»English Dictionary

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j'ai eu un moment de frayeur

I had a fright

frayeur

fright

donner ou faire des frayeurs à qn

to give sb a fright

j'ai eu une de ces frayeurs!

I got such a fright!

frousse

fright

j'ai eu une de ces frousses

I had a terrible fright

il m'a flanqué ou fichu la frousse

he gave me a fright

épouvantail inf

fright

hoqueter de frayeur

to gulp with fright

trac (sur scène, devant une caméra)

stage fright

avoir le trac (sur scène)

to have stage fright

s'effaroucher

to take fright (de, à at)

flanquer inf ou foutre sl la trouille à qn

to scare sb, to give sb a fright

fright in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fright in the English»French Dictionary

fright [fraɪt] N

1. fright sing (feeling):

fright

peur f

to take fright at sth

s'effrayer de qc

2. fright (awful experience):

fright

frayeur f

to get a fright

avoir peur

to give sb a fright

effrayer qn

Phrases:

to get the fright of one's life

avoir une peur bleue

to look a fright

être à faire peur

stage fright N no pl

stage fright

trac m

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to let out a squeak of fright

laisser échapper un cri d'effroi

Translations for fright in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

frayeur

fright

mocheté

fright

avoir le trac

to have stage fright

frousse

fright

donner des émotions à qn inf

to give sb a fright Brit

prendre peur

to take fright

fright Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take fright at sth

s'effrayer de qc

to get a fright

avoir peur

to give sb a fright

effrayer qn

to get the fright of one's life

avoir une peur bleue

to look a fright

être à faire peur

to let out a squeak of fright

laisser échapper un cri d'effroi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wearing a fright mask, he entered the room screaming and shouting.

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Before the jail was reached he had died of fright and ill-treatment.

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It is revealed that she has a beautiful singing voice whenever she is alone, but suffers from severe stage fright.

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In the pilot cuts the two seas, islands of the blessed and cruise fright.

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She also suffers from stage fright, and has never performed in theater because of it.

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Although he did not attack the mission, its inhabitants took fright and it was abandoned.

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He encourages her to think of someone special when she gets stage fright.

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Many ostariophysians have the characteristic of an alarm substance that is part of a fright reaction.

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Charlie is too upset to control himself and soils his pants from sheer fright.

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As a result, many parrots die along the journey from thirst, starvation, broken limbs, or simply from fright.

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