frissonner
French → English
(emotion) To shudder or thrill: to tremble suddenly due to a strong emotion like fear, horror, or pleasure
Le peu de forme humaine qu’on entrevoyait sous ce deuil faisait frissonner de peur.
(English) The little human form glimpsed under that mourning veil made one shudder with fear.
La gauche germanopratine frissonnait d'aise après l'annonce du nouveau prix littéraire.
(English) The Saint-Germain-des-Prés left-wing was thrilled (shuddering) with delight after the new literary prize announcement.
(physical) To shiver: to tremble or shake from cold or fever
Durtal quitta la terrasse en frissonnant à cause de la bise aigre de l'hiver.
(English) Durtal left the terrace shivering because of the bitter winter wind.
La mère frissonnait de fièvre sur sa couche pendant que ses bébés hurlaient.
(English) The mother was shivering with fever on her bed while her babies were screaming.
(nature/visual) To quiver or rustle: to shake with a slight, rapid motion, like leaves in the wind
La feuille frissonne sous le souffle léger du vent du soir dans le jardin.
(English) The leaf quivers (shivers) under the light breath of the evening wind in the garden.
La toile grise du théâtre frissonne au vent et s’en irait sans les pieux.
(English) The gray canvas of the theater quivers in the wind and would blow away without the stakes.
Entry ID: fr:en:frissonner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary