frightened in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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frightened [Brit ˈfrʌɪtnd, Am ˈfraɪtnd] ADJ

See also wit, death

I.wit [Brit wɪt, Am wɪt] N

wits npl:

wits (intelligence)
intelligence f
wits (presence of mind)
présence f d'esprit
to have the wits to do
avoir la présence d'esprit de faire
to have or keep (all) one's wits about one (vigilant)
rester attentif/-ive
to have or keep (all) one's wits about one (level-headed)
conserver sa présence d'esprit
to collect or gather one's wits
rassembler ses esprits
to sharpen one's wits
se dégourdir l'esprit
to frighten/startle/terrify sb out of their wits
faire une peur/surprise/terreur épouvantable à qn
to pit one's wits against sb
se mesurer (intellectuellement) à qn
to live by one's wits
vivre d'expédients
to lose one's wits
ne plus savoir où on est
a battle of wits
une joute verbale
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death [Brit dɛθ, Am dɛθ] N

death (of person)
mort f
death (of person)
décès m
death (of animal)
mort f
death (of hopes, plans, dreams, civilization, democracy) fig
anéantissement m
at (the time of) his death
à sa mort
a death in the family
un décès dans la famille
death by hanging/drowning
mort par pendaison/noyade
to starve/freeze to death
mourir de faim/de froid
to burn to death
mourir carbonisé
to put sb to death
exécuter qn
to sentence sb to death LAW
condamner qn à mort
death to the king!
mort au roi!
a fight to the death
un combat à mort
they fought to the death
ils se sont battus à mort
to drink oneself to death
se tuer en buvant
to work oneself to death
se tuer au travail or à la tâche
she's working herself to death!
elle se tue au travail!
she fell to her death
elle s'est tuée en tombant
she jumped to her death
elle s'est tuée en sautant dans le vide
he met his death in a skiing accident
il a trouvé la mort dans un accident de ski
to come close to death
friser la mort
he remains a controversial figure in death as in life
il reste un personnage controversé aussi bien mort que vivant
to die a violent death
mourir de mort violente
to do sb to death
assassiner qn
that excuse/joke has been done to death fig
cette excuse/blague est éculée or est vieille comme le monde
that play has been done to death
cette pièce a été jouée tant de fois qu'on finit par s'en lasser
they were united in death
ils ont été unis dans la mort
till death do us part
jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare
‘Deaths’ JOURN
‘Rubrique Nécrologique’
a fall would mean or spell death
une chute serait fatale
this means or spells the death of the old industries
cela va être la mort des vieilles industries
to die a or the death fashion:
disparaître complètement
to die a or the death entertainer, play:
faire un bide inf
he died the death
il aurait voulu rentrer sous terre
those children will be the death of me!
ces enfants me tueront!
that thesis/car will be the death of her!
cette thèse/voiture la tuera!
don't tell him, it will be the death of him
ne le lui dis pas, ça l'achèvera
it's a matter of life or death
c'est une question de vie ou de mort
to look like death warmed up
avoir l'air d'un cadavre ambulant
I feel like death (warmed up)!
je ne me sens pas bien du tout!
to be at death's door
être à (l'article de) la mort
to be worried to death inf
se ronger les sangs (about au sujet de)
to be frightened to death inf
être mort de peur
to frighten or scare sb to death
faire une peur bleue à qn inf
to be bored to death inf
s'ennuyer à mourir
I'm sick or tired to death inf of this! inf
j'en ai par-dessus la tête!, j'en ai ras le bol! inf
you'll catch your death (of cold) inf
tu vas crever or mourir de froid

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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frightened in the PONS Dictionary

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frightened 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 be frightened to the marrow
être mort de peur
to frighten the shit out of sb
flanquer la frousse à qn
frightened to death
mort de peur
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
to be frightened of doing sth
avoir peur de faire qc
to be frightened that sb might do sth
avoir peur que qn fasse qc (subj)
to have been more frightened than anything else
avoir eu plus de peur que de mal
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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There is a frightened little girl lurking inside her.
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As the frightened dog runs, the octopus chases him.
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It is important for me to be able to help bridge the cultural gaps others are sometimes frightened to cross.
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The player can not pause while this occurs, to prevent them taking a break due to being frightened.
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He is frightened of a toy bear that sings the macarena.
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He felt very frightened but for the moment quite resolute.
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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 eventually admits to not being any more frightened than the viewers, but considers reading important nonetheless.
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The frightened emperor retreated to the palace, and had the snake released in the hill.
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The "tengu" answers truthfully that he is frightened of a kind of plant or some other mundane item.
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