What does trembler in French mean?

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

The word trembler in French means shiver, tremble, quake, tremble, quake, shake like a leaf, shiver with cold. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word trembler

shiver

verbe intransitif (être agité de soubresauts)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La jeune femme tremblait tellement elle avait froid.
The young woman was so cold that she was shivering.

tremble, quake

verbe intransitif (avoir peur de [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les élèves ne pouvaient s'empêcher de trembler en attendant le résultat de leur examen. – Je vais te mettre la pâtée ! – Ouh là là je tremble !
"I'm going to give you a thrashing" "Oh my, I'm quaking in my boots!"

tremble, quake

verbe intransitif (être soumis à un séisme) (literary)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La terre a récemment tremblé au large de la Corse.
Recently, the earth trembled off the coast of Corsica.

shake like a leaf

locution verbale (trembler beaucoup)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

shiver with cold

locution verbale (grelotter)

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