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scare

/skɛə/

/skɛr/

scare off

scare up

scarenoun

scares

/skɛə/

/skɛr/

Translations

frayeur

The loud noise gave her a scare, but it turned out to be just the wind.

Le bruit fort lui a donné une frayeur, mais c’était en réalité le vent.

Additional translations

paniqueEmploi pour une peur collective ou un état d’alarme généralisé.

Definitions

A sudden fright or alarm, especially one that is groundless or exaggerated.

The loud noise gave her a scare, but it turned out to be just the wind.

A widespread state of alarm or fear, often caused by a perceived threat.

The news of the disease outbreak caused a scare across the country.

Synonyms

scareverb

scared

Past Simple

scared

Past Participle

scaring

ing-form

/skeə/

/sker/

Translations

effrayer

The loud noise scared the children.

Le bruit fort a effrayé les enfants.

Additional translations

effaroucherSurtout pour faire fuir des animaux ou des oiseaux.

s’effrayerSens pronominal: devenir effrayé, réagir avec peur.

Definitions

To cause someone to feel frightened or alarmed.

The loud noise scared the children.

To drive or force someone or something away by frightening them.

The farmer used a scarecrow to scare the birds away from the crops.

To become frightened; to react with fear.

Some horses scare easily at sudden movements.

Synonyms

Antonyms

scareadjective

/skeə/

/skɛr/

Used attributively before a noun to indicate something intended to frighten or connected with frightening.

Translations

alarmisteS’emploie attributivement avant un nom pour qualifier quelque chose qui vise à effrayer ou qui suscite la peur.

The newspaper ran a scare headline about the new virus.

Le journal a publié un titre alarmiste sur le nouveau virus.

Definitions

Intended to frighten, or relating to something that causes fear (used only attributively before a noun).

The newspaper ran a scare headline about the new virus.

Synonyms