effarer

efaʁe

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Definition of effarer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

peur

Rare

faire très peur à quelqu'un, terroriser

Rare

Le bruit soudain a effaré les animaux.

épouvanter

terroriser

trouble

Rare

troubler profondément quelqu'un au point que cela se voit sur son visage

Rare

Cette nouvelle a effaré les habitants du village.

abasourdir

sidérer

couleur

Rare

faire perdre sa couleur naturelle, faire pâlir

Rare

Le soleil a effaré les couleurs de ce tissu.

décolorer

pâlir

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Origin of effarer

latin, ex- (hors) + fārē (parler)

Examples of effarer in a sentence

L’histoire effarait même les plus courageux.
La décision du juge a effaré la salle entière.
Son comportement étrange a effaré ses amis.
La lumière vive a effaré le teint du portrait.
Le temps a effaré les couleurs du vieux rideau.

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English:terrify, stun, ...
German:jemanden erschrecken, erschüttern, ...
Italian:spaventare molto, sconvolgere, ...
Spanish:asustar, asustar profundamente, ...
Portuguese:assustar, perturbar, ...
Chinese:吓坏, 使...震惊, ...
Japanese:怯えさせる, 仰天させる, ...
Arabic:أفزع, أربك, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִיד, לְהַבְהִיל, ...
Russian:испугать до смерти, ошеломить, ...
Ukrainian:налякати, приголомшити, ...
Catalan:esglaiar, espantar, ...
Danish:skræmme, ryste, ...
Dutch:bang maken, ontstellen, ...
Greek:τρομάζω, τρομάζει, ...
Hungarian:halálra rémíteni, megdöbbenteni, ...
Khmer:បំភ័យ, ធ្វើឱ្យតក់ស្លុត, ...
Korean:깜짝 놀라게 하다, 깊이 놀라게 하다, ...
Polish:przerazić, zaniepokoić, ...
Portuguese (BR):assustar muito, assustar, ...
Romanian:a speria, a ului, ...
Swedish:skrämma, bestörta, ...
Thai:ทำให้ตกใจกลัว, ทำให้ตกใจ, ...
Turkish:dehşete düşürmek, şaşkına çevirmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm hoảng sợ, làm kinh hoàng, ...

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