English-French translations for scare

• effrayer
  On prévoit que les fonds souverains vont grandir à un taux plus élevé dans un futur proche, ce qui ne devrait pas nous effrayer. Sovereign wealth funds are predicted to grow at an increased rate in the near future, which should not scare us.
• peur
  Nous ne devrions pas avoir peur des migrants. We should not be scared of migrants.
  Nous ne devons pas avoir peur d'une Europe forte. We must not be scared of a strong Europe.
  Alors Président Barroso, n'ayez pas peur, osez! So, Mr Barroso, do not be scared, be bold!
• intimider
• redouter

Definition of scare

• A minor fright
• A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread
• A device or object used to frighten
• To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way
• lean; scanty

Examples

• Johnny had a bad scare last night.
• a food-poisoning scare
• Did it scare you when I said "Boo!"?

Related words

• scarecrow
• scared
• scaremonger
• scaredy-cat
• scaremongering
• Mascarene
• Mascarenes
• scareware
• scare off