Usage Note
Adrénaline is used both in its medical sense (the hormone epinephrine) and figuratively to describe an exciting rush, as in chercher des sensations d'adrénaline (seeking an adrenaline rush). A common collocation is plein d'adrénaline (full of adrenaline).
Examples
"Le saut en parachute libère beaucoup d'adrénaline."
Natural Translation
Skydiving releases a lot of adrenaline.

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