tremblement
French → English
(physical) Shaking: an involuntary vibrating or shivering motion of the body or an object; quiver
Le tremblement de sa voix trahissait sa peur devant le public de la conférence.
(English) The shaking of his voice betrayed his fear in front of the conference audience.
On sentait un léger tremblement du sol au passage du train de marchandises.
(English) One could feel a slight shaking of the ground as the freight train passed.
(geology) Earthquake: a sudden shaking of the ground caused by seismic activity
Le tremblement de terre a causé des dommages importants aux bâtiments les plus anciens.
(English) The earthquake caused significant damage to the oldest buildings.
Les habitants dorment dans la rue par crainte d'un nouveau tremblement de terre.
(English) Residents are sleeping in the street for fear of another earthquake.
Entry ID: fr:en:tremblement · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary