scary

effrayant, inquiétant

Qui provoque de la peur ou de l’inquiétude.

En anglais simple : Making you feel afraid or worried.

• That was a scary noise.
• We watched a scary film last night.
• Walking home alone can be scary.

Synonymes : frightening, frightful, terrifying

Contraires : reassuring

Expressions courantes : scary movie, scary story, scary experience, scary thought

troublant, étonnant

Si surprenant, exact ou ressemblant que cela paraît étrange ou difficile à expliquer.

En anglais simple : So surprising, accurate, or similar that it feels strange or hard to explain.

• Their resemblance is scary.
• She predicts results with scary accuracy.
• It's scary how alike the twins sound on the phone.

Comment l'utiliser : it is scary how… (It's scary how much you look like your father.)

Synonymes : uncanny, striking, astonishing

Expressions courantes : scary resemblance, scary accuracy, scary how similar