French-English translations for effrayer

frighten
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The tendency is to want to break people down and frighten them into silence. La tendance actuelle est de briser et d'effrayer la population afin de la faire taire. Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily
scare
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Sovereign wealth funds are predicted to grow at an increased rate in the near future, which should not scare us. On prévoit que les fonds souverains vont grandir à un taux plus élevé dans un futur proche, ce qui ne devrait pas nous effrayer. Johnny had a bad scare last night.a food-poisoning scare

fazeJumping out of an airplane does not faze him, yet he is afraid to ride a roller coaster
give someone the shitsCan you stop sending me text messages at two in the morning? Youre giving me the shits!
startlea horse that startles easily