peur bleue

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pœʁ blø/

Noun

peur bleue f (usually uncountable, plural peurs bleues)

  1. terror, strong fear
    Synonym: peur panique
    avoir une peur bleue de quelque chose ― to be terrified of something, to be scared stiff of something
    faire une peur bleue à quelqu'un ― to scare someone to death, to scare someone out of their wits
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