Usage examples of "effrayant" in French with translation to English

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C'est un endroit effrayant. This is a frightening place.
Le vent produit un son effrayant, comme des fantômes hurlants. The wind sounds scary, like screaming ghosts.
Ce bruit effrayant aurait abasourdi quiconque venait pour la première fois. The fearful noise astonished anyone coming for the first time.
C'est peut-être parce qu'il a une barbe qu'il semble effrayant à première vue, mais en fait c'est un homme très gentil. Possibly because he's got a beard, he looks scary at first glance but he's really a kind man.
Le chat m'a effrayé. The cat scared me.
Les implications en sont effrayantes. The implications are frightening.
Le chat m'a effrayée. The cat scared me.
Contrairement à son apparence effrayante, sa voix était douce et calme. In contrast to his frightening looks, his voice was kind and calm.
Il n'y a pas de quoi être effrayé. There's nothing to be scared of.
Les incendies sont moins effrayants aujourd'hui qu'ils ne l'étaient autrefois, parce que de plus en plus de maisons sont construites en béton et les maisons en béton ne brûlent pas aussi facilement que les maisons en bois. Fires are less frightening today than they once were, because more and more houses are built of concrete, and concrete houses do not burn as easily as the old wooden ones.
Elle était effrayée à la vue d'un corps mort. She was scared at the sight of the dead body.
Il a été effrayé lorsque le singe lui a sauté dessus. He was scared when the monkey jumped at him.
Hiromi décida de se risquer au saut à l'élastique, même s'il était effrayé. Hiromi decided to risk bungee-jumping, even though he was scared.
Ce qui effraie le plus Tom est l'idée qu'il ne pourrait peut-être plus re-marcher. What scared Tom the most was the thought that he might not be able to walk again.
Si je voulais vous effrayer, je vous aurais dit ce dont j'ai rêvé il y a quelques semaines. If I wanted to scare you, I would have told you about what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.
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