How to Say ‘Very scared.’ in French
Très peur.
tray puhr
[tray puhr]
💬 Usage Tip: The full expression is avoir peur. More natural French would be J’ai eu très peur or J’ai eu super peur.
🇫🇷 In France: Super is extremely common in spoken French, even in emotional football reactions.
Phrase Breakdown
Très
[tray]
very
Adverb intensifying the noun phrase in the expression avoir très peur.
Très peur, les supporters se sont levés d'un coup.
Very scared, the supporters stood up all at once.
peur
[puhr]
fear
Noun used in the expression avoir peur, meaning to be afraid.
Très peur, j'ai cru qu'on allait encaisser un but.
Very scared, I thought we were going to concede a goal.
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