scare

effrayer, faire peur

Faire ressentir de la peur à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel afraid.

• Big dogs scare me.
• The sudden noise scared the children.
• Does that film scare you?

Comment l'utiliser : scare someone into doing something (The warning scared him into wearing a helmet.)

Synonymes : frighten, startle, terrify

Contraires : reassure

Expressions courantes : scare someone, scare someone badly, scare someone stiff, scare someone silly

dissuader, faire fuir

Amener quelqu’un à renoncer à une activité ou à partir en lui faisant peur ou en l’inquiétant.

En anglais simple : To make someone avoid an activity or leave because they feel afraid or worried.

• High prices scare customers off.
• The warning scared her away from the project.
• Will these fees scare off new members?

Comment l'utiliser : scare someone off/away (The high fees scared many customers away.); scare someone off doing something (The risk scared him off investing his savings.)

Synonymes : deter, discourage, put off

Contraires : encourage, attract

Expressions courantes : scare someone off, scare away customers, scare off buyers

dénicher, dégoter

Réussir à trouver ou à obtenir quelque chose de difficile à se procurer.

En anglais simple : To manage to find or get something that is difficult to obtain.

• Can you scare up some chairs?
• I scared up enough cash for dinner.
• They are trying to scare up more volunteers.

Comment l'utiliser : scare up something (We managed to scare up enough money for the tickets.)

Synonymes : find, get hold of, scrape together

Expressions courantes : scare up something, scare up cash, scare up tickets

frayeur, peur

Peur brève et soudaine, souvent parce qu’on croit qu’un malheur est arrivé.

En anglais simple : A short, sudden feeling of fear, often because you think something bad has happened.

• You gave me a scare!
• We had a scare when the lights went out.
• That near accident was quite a scare.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone a scare (That loud bang gave me a scare.)

Synonymes : fright, shock

Expressions courantes : give someone a scare, a nasty scare, get a scare

alerte, panique

Situation qui inquiète les gens à cause d’un danger possible, même si ce danger n’est pas réel.

En anglais simple : A situation that makes people worry about a possible danger, even if the danger is not real.

• A bomb scare closed the station.
• Sales fell after the food scare.
• Her recent health scare made her change her habits.

Synonymes : alarm, panic

Expressions courantes : health scare, food scare, bomb scare