effrayé
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adjective
- of a quadruped, especially a horse: represented standing on its hind legs, and giving the impression of beating the air with its front legs
Used in the library
- D’Artagnan lui-même fut effrayé du bouleversement de son visage; elle joignit les mains d’un air suppliant, mais sans oser dire une parole.D-Artagnan himself was afraid of the upheaval of her face; she joined the hands of an air begging, but without daring to say a word.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Les soldats qui formaient le reste de la garnison, effrayés, voulurent se sauver dans les bois; mais ils tombèrent aussi sous le fer des Français et des Indiens, excepté quelques uns que l'on réserva pour une mort plus ignominieuse.The soldiers who formed the rest of the garrison, afraid, wanted to save themselves in the woods; but they also fell under the iron of the French and the Indians, except a few which were reserved for a more ignominious death.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I