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petrify

/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/

Traductions

petrifyverb

petrified

Past Simple

petrified

Past Participle

petrifying

Gerund

/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/

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.

Synonymes

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.