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Definition: stage fright, nerves; avoir le trac - to be nervous

Je n'ai jamais le trac - I never get stage fright.

Les examens me donnent le trac - Tests make me nervous.

Related: tracasser - to bother, worry, harass; les tracas - worries; dire/demander tout à trac (old-fashioned expression) - to say/ask right out of the blue; ficher le trac à quelqu'un (informal) - to give someone a fright, put the wind up someone

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