Grammatical class

Noun

excitation

excitement

Details

Syllables

ex-ci-ta-tion

Phonetics

ɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3213

Freq. (movies)

7646

Freq. (news)

13731

Sentences

Son cœur battait d'excitation.

Her heart was throbbing with excitement.

A1

Mon cœur s'emballa d'excitation.

My heart fluttered with excitement.

A1

Les enfants ne pouvaient contenir leur excitation.

The children couldn't contain their excitement.

A1

L'excitation n'est pas du tout la même chose que la colère.

Getting excited is not at all the same as getting angry.

A1

Quelle est toute cette excitation ?

What's all the excitement?

A2

Quelqu'un peut-il être en colère sans excitation ?

Can anybody be angry without excitement?

A2

Il rougit d'excitation.

He was flushed with excitement.

B1

Il n'a pas pu contenir son excitation.

He could not contain his excitement.

B1

Elle tourna la page du livre avec excitation.

She turned over the page with excitement.

B1

Son corps trembla d'excitation.

His body shivered with excitement.

B2

L'excitation a atteint son paroxysme.

The excitement reached its peak.

B2