What does terreur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word terreur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use terreur in French.

The word terreur in French means terror, dread, reign of terror, terror, the Terror, the Reign of Terror, reign of terror, spread terror, night terror. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word terreur

terror, dread

nom féminin (peur très importante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au XVIIIe siècle, pirates et corsaires semaient la terreur sur les mers.
In the 18th century, pirates and corsairs spread terror on the seas.

reign of terror

nom féminin (régime politique violent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les dictatures se maintiennent grâce à un système de terreur.
Dictatorships are kept going thanks to a reign of terror.

terror

nom féminin (personne qui terrifie les autres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet enfant passe pour être une terreur dans le quartier.
This kid is said to be a little terror around the neighbourhood.

the Terror, the Reign of Terror

nom féminin (Histoire : période de la Révolution française) (French history)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreuses têtes tombèrent durant la Terreur.
Many heads rolled during the Reign of Terror.

reign of terror

nom féminin (période de grande peur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spread terror

locution verbale (terroriser)

night terror

nom féminin (sorte de cauchemar) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les jeunes enfants font parfois des terreurs nocturnes.

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