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trembler

to tremble, shake

verb trahn-BLEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to shiver (with cold or fear)

Usage Note

Trembler is used for both physical shaking (cold, fear) and for trembling ground or buildings. Trembler de peur ('to tremble with fear') and trembler de froid ('to shiver with cold') are typical collocations. The noun tremblement gives us tremblement de terre ('earthquake').

Examples

"Il tremblait de froid dans la rue."

Natural Translation

He was shivering with cold in the street.

Literal Translation

He was-trembling of cold in the street

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