English-French translations for tremor

• frisson
• secousse
  Aujourd'hui, un an après la seconde secousse la plus dévastatrice dans l'histoire de l'humanité, les traces du désastre restent douloureusement visibles. Today, a year on from the second most devastating tremor in the history of humankind, the signs of the disaster are still painfully evident.
  Les dispositifs de sécurité visant à prévenir l'électrocution et les incendies électriques causés par une secousse sont un autre domaine où la recherche peut aider à sauver des vies. Safety features to prevent electrocution and electric fires being caused after a tremor are another area where research can help prevent loss of life.
• tremblement
• tremblement de terre
• trembler
• trémor
• trémulation

Definition of tremor

• A shake, quiver, or vibration
• An earthquake
• To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble

Examples

• She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.
• The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.
• Did you feel the tremor this morning?

Related words

• Tremorfa
• essential tremor
• flapping tremor
• intention tremor
• nervous tremor