Grammatical class
Adjective
effrayant
causing fear, fearful, frightening
Details
Syllables
ef-frayant
Phonetics
e.fʁɛ.jɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
22322
Freq. (movies)
20817
Freq. (news)
16558
Variants
Sentences
C'est effrayant.
It's terrible.
A1
Tom est effrayant.
Tom is scary.
A1
C'était effrayant.
It was frightening.
A1
Tom était effrayant.
Tom was scary.
A1
C'est effrayant !
How scary!
A2
Cela semble effrayant.
That sounds scary.
A2
Quelque chose d’effrayant vit dans le temple abandonné.
Something frightening lives in the abandoned temple.
B1
Ses cheveux ébouriffés et sa barbe touffue lui donnaient un air effrayant.
His shaggy hair and beard made him look frightening.
B2
Une mort normale, naturelle, la mort d'un homme qui s'est accompli et a vécu pleinement sa vie n'a rien d'effrayant.
There is nothing frightening about a normal, natural death, the death of a man who has fulfilled himself and lived out his life.
B2