Sentence examples of "frightening" in English
In contrast to his frightening looks, his voice was kind and calm.
Contrairement à son apparence effrayante, sa voix était douce et calme.
Fires are less frightening today than they once were, because more and more houses are built of concrete, and concrete houses do not burn as easily as the old wooden ones.
Les incendies sont moins effrayants aujourd'hui qu'ils ne l'étaient autrefois, parce que de plus en plus de maisons sont construites en béton et les maisons en béton ne brûlent pas aussi facilement que les maisons en bois.
The most frightening of our enemies are often the smallest ones.
Entre nos ennemis les plus à craindre sont souvent les plus petits.
There is nothing frightening about a normal, natural death, the death of a man who has fulfilled himself and lived out his life.
Il n'y a rien d'épeurant avec une mort normale et naturelle, la mort d'un homme qui s'est réalisé et a vécu sa vie.
Thunder has been explained scientifically, and people no longer believe it is a sign that the gods are angry with them, so thunder, too, is a little less frightening.
On connaît maintenant l'origine scientifique du tonnerre, et le peuple ne croit plus qu'il s'agit d'un signe que les dieux sont en colère contre eux, alors le tonnerre est un peu moins épeurant.
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