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adrénaline

adrenaline

noun ah-dreh-nah-LEEN Rare

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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