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effrayer
to frighten / to scare
Used to express causing fear in someone. Can be used reflexively (s'effrayer) to mean 'to be frightened'. Common in everyday speech.
| j'effraie I frighten | nous effrayons we frighten |
| tu effraies you frighten - informal | vous effrayez you frighten - formal |
| il/elle/on effraie he/she/one frightens | ils/elles effraient they frighten |
J'effraie les oiseaux.
(I frighten the birds.)
Tu effraies ton petit frère?
(Do you scare your little brother?)
Elle effraie les enfants.
(She frightens the children.)
Nous n'effrayons personne.
(We don't frighten anyone.)
Vous effrayez les voisins?
(Do you scare the neighbors?)
Ils effraient les touristes.
(They frighten the tourists.)
Ce bruit m'effraie.
(This noise frightens me.)
Pourquoi tu effraies le chat?
(Why do you scare the cat?)
Je ne veux pas t'effrayer.
(I don't want to scare you.)
Ce film effraie tout le monde.
(This movie scares everyone.)
Effrayez-vous facilement?
(Do you get scared easily?)
L'orage effraie le chien.
(The storm frightens the dog.)
Qu'est-ce qui t'effraie?
(What frightens you?)
verbific.com 👻
effrayer
to frighten / to scare
Used to express causing fear in someone. Can be used reflexively (s'effrayer) to mean 'to be frightened'. Common in everyday speech.
| I frighten | we frighten |
| you frighten - informal | you frighten - formal |
| he/she/one frightens | they frighten |
(I frighten the birds.)
(Do you scare your little brother?)
(She frightens the children.)
(We don't frighten anyone.)
(Do you scare the neighbors?)
(They frighten the tourists.)
(This noise frightens me.)
(Why do you scare the cat?)
(I don't want to scare you.)
(This movie scares everyone.)
(Do you get scared easily?)
(The storm frightens the dog.)
(What frightens you?)
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English
I frighten
Conjugation
French
j'effraie
Conjugation
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French
j'effraie
Conjugation
English
I frighten
Conjugation
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