petrified

UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/

Traducciones

petrifiedadjective
more petrified
Comp.
most petrified
Super.
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
pétrifiéTrès courant pour exprimer une peur intense.
She was petrified of the dark and refused to go into the basement alone.
Elle était pétrifiée par le noir et refusait d’aller seule à la cave.
Traducciones adicionales
tétaniséEmploi fréquent avec l’idée d’une peur paralysante.
petrifiedpast participle
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/
Used attributively to describe matter that has literally turned to stone.
pétrifiéSens géologique ou paléontologique : transformé en pierre.
Over millennia, the fallen trees became petrified, preserving every ring and groove.
Au fil des millénaires, les arbres tombés se sont pétrifiés, conservant chaque anneau et chaque rainure.
petrifyverb

petrified

Past Simple

petrified
Past Simple
petrified
Past Participle
petrifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
US
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pétrifierAu sens de « terrifier au point de paralyser ».
The horror movie was so terrifying that it petrified the audience.
Le film d’horreur était si terrifiant qu’il a pétrifié le public.
pétrifierAu sens géologique : transformer une matière organique en pierre.
Over millions of years, the wood was petrified and turned into stone.
Au cours de millions d’années, le bois s’est pétrifié et s’est transformé en pierre.
petrifypast participle

petrified

pétrifiéAu sens de « extrêmement effrayé ».
She was petrified at the thought of speaking in public.
Elle était pétrifiée à l’idée de parler en public.
pétrifiéAu sens de « transformé en pierre par minéralisation ».
The museum displays a petrified tree trunk that is over 200 million years old.
Le musée expose un tronc d’arbre pétrifié vieux de plus de 200 millions d’années.

Definiciones

petrifiedadjective
So frightened that one is unable to move; terrified.
She was petrified of the dark and refused to go into the basement alone.
petrifiedpast participle
Turned into stone or a stony substance; fossilized.
Over millennia, the fallen trees became petrified, preserving every ring and groove.
petrifyverb
To make someone so frightened that they are unable to move or think.
The horror movie was so terrifying that it petrified the audience.
To change organic matter into a stony substance through a process of mineralization.
Over millions of years, the wood was petrified and turned into stone.
petrifypast participle
Extremely frightened; so scared that one is unable to move or think.
She was petrified at the thought of speaking in public.
Turned into stone or a stony substance through mineralization.
The museum displays a petrified tree trunk that is over 200 million years old.