terror

terreur, épouvante

Sentiment de peur très intense.

En anglais simple : A very strong feeling of fear.

• His eyes were full of terror.
• We fled in terror when the roof collapsed.
• Have you ever felt such sudden terror?

Comment l'utiliser : in terror (She stared at the snake in terror.)

Synonymes : fear, dread, fright

Expressions courantes : in terror, sheer terror, filled with terror

terrorisme, terreur

Violence ou menaces utilisées pour effrayer les gens et atteindre des objectifs politiques.

En anglais simple : Violence or threats used to frighten people and achieve political aims.

• The group used terror to silence opponents.
• Several people died in the terror attack.
• The government promised to end the campaign of terror.

Synonymes : terrorism

Expressions courantes : war on terror, terror attack, campaign of terror

petit diable, terreur

Personne, surtout un enfant, qui se conduit mal et cause beaucoup d'ennuis.

En anglais simple : Someone, especially a child, who behaves badly and causes a lot of trouble.

• My little brother is a terror.
• Those two terrors hid all my shoes.
• Was she always such a terror at school?

Synonymes : troublemaker, rascal

Expressions courantes : a little terror, a real terror, such a terror

terreur, épouvantail

Personne ou chose qui inspire une grande peur aux autres.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that makes people feel very afraid.

• That beast was a terror.
• The pirate became the terror of the coast.
• She wrote about the terrors of the deep sea.

Comment l'utiliser : the terror of somewhere (The huge dog was the terror of the village.)

Synonymes : menace, scourge

Expressions courantes : terror of somewhere, a real terror, terrors of something

très sévère, redoutable

Se dit d'un professeur très strict qui donne des notes insuffisantes à beaucoup d'élèves.

En anglais simple : Describing a teacher who is very strict and gives many students failing grades.

• We have a terror teacher this year.
• Our terror math teacher failed half the class.
• Students avoid taking courses with that terror professor.

Synonymes : strict, fearsome

Contraires : lenient

Expressions courantes : terror teacher, terror math teacher, terror professor