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la trouille

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Definition: (fam) - extreme fear

J'ai la trouille ! - I'm scared to death!

Il a eu la trouille de sa vie - He got the fright of his life

Expression: flanquer/ficher la trouille à quelqu'un - to scare the pants off someone

Related: trouillard (familiar adj and noun) - yellow, chicken, yellowbelly; un trouillomètre - fear, avoir le trouillomètre à zéro - to be scared witless

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