effroi

(literary) terror, dread

Details

Syllables

ef-froi

Phonetics

ef.ʁwa

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

4076

Freq. (movies)

9306

Freq. (news)

20318

Sentences

Les gens étaient remplis d'effroi.

People were filled with fright.

Adèle contemplait son amie avec effroi. De grosses larmes inondaient son visage, elle ne put retenir ce cri d'angoisse et de pitié « Oh ! Mary ! pauvre Mary ! »

Adele watched her friend with dismay. Large tears flooded her face, she could not suppress this scream of anguish and pity: "Oh! Mary! poor Mary!".