freak out

paniquer, perdre son sang-froid

Avoir si peur ou être si en colère qu’on ne peut plus rester calme ni agir normalement.

En anglais simple : To become so frightened or angry that you cannot stay calm or behave normally.

• Do not freak out!
• He freaked out when the lift stopped.
• My parents will freak out if they see this bill.

Comment l'utiliser : freak out when… (He freaked out when he saw the blood.); freak out over/about something (She freaked out over the missing tickets.)

Synonymes : panic, lose it, lose control

Contraires : calm down

Expressions courantes : freak out completely, freak out over something

effrayer, angoisser

Faire très peur à quelqu’un ou le rendre nerveux ou mal à l’aise.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel very frightened, nervous, or uncomfortable.

• Spiders freak me out.
• The empty house really freaked her out.
• Did that film freak you out too?

Comment l'utiliser : freak someone out (That strange noise freaked me out.)

Synonymes : scare, unnerve, creep out

Contraires : reassure

Expressions courantes : freak out someone, freak out the customers

angoisser, s’inquiéter

Se sentir très inquiet, effrayé ou bouleversé.

En anglais simple : To feel very worried, frightened, or upset.

• I am freaking out about the exam.
• She freaked out while waiting for the results.
• Are you freaking out about your interview?

Comment l'utiliser : freak out about/over something (I am freaking out about tomorrow’s exam.)

Synonymes : worry, panic

Contraires : relax

Expressions courantes : freak out about something, freak out a little

adopter un style anticonformiste

Adopter une apparence ou une vie très inhabituelle, souvent contraire aux règles traditionnelles de la société.

En anglais simple : To adopt a very unusual appearance or way of life, often against traditional social rules.

• In the sixties, some students chose to freak out.
• He freaked out, wearing wild clothes and rejecting his old lifestyle.
• They freaked out together, growing their hair and joining a hippie commune.

Synonymes : go bohemian

Expressions courantes : freak out completely, freak out in style