Grammatical class

Adjective

terrifiant

terrifying

Details

Syllables

ter-ri-fiant

Phonetics

tɛ.ʁi.fjɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

43156

Freq. (movies)

25885

Freq. (news)

22057

Sentences

Tu es terrifiant.

You are scary.

A1

C'est terrifiant.

It's terrifying.

A1

C'était terrifiant.

It was terrifying.

A1

C'est un moment terrifiant.

This is a very scary moment.

A1

Je n'ai jamais lu un roman aussi terrifiant.

I've never read a novel so terrifying.

A2

Je n'ai jamais lu un roman aussi terrifiant que celui-ci.

Never have I read so terrifying a novel as this.

A2

Le changement est terrifiant.

Change is scary.

B1

Les enfants, trouveraient-ils ça terrifiant ?

Would kids find this scary?

B1

Le robot semblait tellement vivant que c'était terrifiant.

The robot was so lifelike that it was creepy.

B1

Les médecins ne comprennent pas encore parfaitement le syndrome de mort subite du nourrisson, que je trouve terrifiant en tant que futur parent.

Doctors still do not fully understand sudden infant death syndrome, which I find terrifying as a prospective parent.

B2