frighten in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

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

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

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

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

frighten in the PONS Dictionary

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

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to frighten the shit out of sb
to frighten the hell out of sb inf

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

frighten Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to frighten the shit out of sb
to frighten sb to death [or to frighten the life out of sb]
to frighten easily
to frighten the hell out of sb inf
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The saint took the form of a tiger to frighten the hunter.
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They spend hours trying to make their last days together as long as possible, both frightened by the future.
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He is frightened of a toy bear that sings the macarena.
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Everyone at the shore frightens that the boy will not return.
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It is often found on prison doors to frighten the prisoners.
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She suddenly leaves, frighten by the sounds of screams coming from outside.
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However, she comes to realize that he is mentally weak, and frightened by one of his psychotic outbursts, she leaves him.
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In fact, he was so frightened by what he created that he kept it a secret for over a year.
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He passed at a low level over a tram in which passengers threw themselves to the ground, and many passers-by ran away frightened.
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Stalkers may use threats and violence to frighten their victims.
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