Definition: to terrify, throw into a panic
Je suis affolé par ce type de responsabilité - I'm terrified by this kind of responsibility.
Le coup de téléphone a affolé mes parents - The phone call threw my parents into a panic.
Related: s'affoler - to lose one's head, panic; affolant (adj) - frightening, disturbing; affolé (adj) - panic-stricken; affolement (m noun) - panic
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Je suis affolé par ce type de responsabilité - I'm terrified by this kind of responsibility.
Le coup de téléphone a affolé mes parents - The phone call threw my parents into a panic.
Related: s'affoler - to lose one's head, panic; affolant (adj) - frightening, disturbing; affolé (adj) - panic-stricken; affolement (m noun) - panic
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Pronunciation: [a fuh lay]Audio Link
