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un frisson

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Definition: shiver, shudder, thrill

La fièvre lui donne des frissons - He is shivering due to the fever

J'ai le frisson quand j'y pense - I shudder at the thought of it

Ça me donne le frisson (inf) - That gives me the creeps

Related: frissonner - to shiver, to shudder; le frissonnement - shivering, shuddering; frissonant (adj) - shuddery, shivery

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