fright

frayeur

Sentiment intense de peur qui survient brusquement.

En anglais simple : A sudden strong feeling of fear.

• You gave me a fright!
• She jumped with fright when the door slammed.
• He recovered from his fright and called for help.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone a fright (The sudden noise gave me a fright.)

Synonymes : scare, alarm

Expressions courantes : give someone fright, a terrible fright

épouvantail

Personne ou chose dont l’apparence fait peur ou déplaît.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that looks frightening or unpleasant.

• I look a fright this morning.
• With wild hair and torn clothes, he was a fright.
• She called the ugly old mask a fright.

Synonymes : sight

Expressions courantes : look a fright, a real fright

effrayer

Provoquer de la peur chez quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel afraid.

• The noise did fright the horses.
• Those shadows fright the children.
• The sudden cry frighted her.

Synonymes : frighten, scare, alarm

Contraires : reassure

Expressions courantes : fright someone away, fright a child