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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseffrayant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ef-reh-ahn
"Le film était si effrayant que je n'ai pas pu dormir après."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing fear or anxiety.
"The movie was so scary that I couldn't sleep afterward." - 2
Having a frightening appearance or quality.
"The dark forest looked scary at night."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'scary' originates from the Middle English 'scaren', which is derived from the Old Norse 'skera', meaning to cut or to separate. Over time, it evolved to describe something that causes fear or fright, particularly in the context of stories or situations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scary" is said worldwide
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effrayant
Transliteration: ef-reh-ahn
"Le film était si effrayant que je n'ai pas pu dormir après."
gruselig
Transliteration: gru-se-lig
"Der Film war so gruselig, dass ich danach nicht schlafen konnte."
spaventoso
Transliteration: spa-ven-to-so
"Il film era così spaventoso che non riuscivo a dormire dopo."
aterrador
Transliteration: a-te-rra-dor
"La película era tan aterradora que no pude dormir después."
assustador
Transliteration: as-su-ta-dor
"O filme era tão assustador que não consegui dormir depois."
डरावना
Transliteration: daraavna
"फिल्म इतनी डरावनी थी कि मैं बाद में सो नहीं सका।"
可怕的
Transliteration: kěpà de
"这部电影太可怕了，我之后无法入睡。"
무서운
Transliteration: museoun
"그 영화는 너무 무서워서 나는 잠을 잘 수 없었다."
恐ろしい
Transliteration: osoroshii
"その映画はとても恐ろしかったので、私はその後眠れなかった。"
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