petrified

UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
petrifiedadjective
more petrified
Comp.
most petrified
Super.
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/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
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Traductions
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.
Traductions supplémentaires
tétaniséEmploi fréquent avec l’idée d’une peur paralysante.
Définitions
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
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/
Used attributively to describe matter that has literally turned to stone.
Traductions
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.
Définitions
Turned into stone or a stony substance; fossilized.
Over millennia, the fallen trees became petrified, preserving every ring and groove.
petrifyverb

petrified

Past Simple

petrified
Past Simple
petrified
Past Participle
petrifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
Traductions
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.
Définitions
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

petrified

Traductions
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.
Définitions
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.
petrifygerund / present participle
Définitions
Causing extreme fear; terrifying.
The roller-coaster ride was a truly petrifying experience.
Causing or capable of converting organic matter into stone through mineral deposition.
The petrifying waters of the spring encrust leaves and twigs in a coating of minerals.