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l’effroi
dread, terror
Written with an elided article (l’effroi) because the noun starts with a vowel sound, so the written gender is not visible here.
« Un effroi glacé s’empara de la foule à l’annonce du verdict. »
“An icy dread seized the crowd when the verdict was announced.”
In other languages
- Spanish espanto, terror
- Portuguese pavor, terror
- Arabic الرعب، الفزع
- German Entsetzen, Grauen
- Italian sgomento, terrore
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