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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE FRIGHT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE FRIGHT

take cognizance of
take cover
take down
take effect
take exception
take five
take flight
take for
take for a ride
take for granted
take guard
take heart
take holy orders
take in
take in good part
take in hand
take into consideration
take issue
take it
take it easy

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE FRIGHT

all right
all-right
alright
birthright
bright
by right
cartwright
copyright
downright
eight
far right
far-right
fright
outright
playwright
right
she´ll be right
the right
upright
wainwright
wright

Synonyms and antonyms of take fright in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «take fright» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE FRIGHT

Find out the translation of take fright to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take fright from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take fright» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

采取惊吓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asustarse
570 millions of speakers

English

take fright
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डर ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أخذ الخوف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

испугаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

levar susto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয় পেও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre peur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambil ketakutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nehmen Schreck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐怖を取る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공포증 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk sengit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có sợ hãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயமுறுத்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाबरणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Korkutmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prendere paura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przestraszyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злякатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ia speriat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαμβάνουν τρόμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skrik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta skrämsel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta skrekk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take fright

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE FRIGHT»

The term «take fright» is normally little used and occupies the 131.739 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE FRIGHT» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE FRIGHT»

Discover the use of take fright in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take fright and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages
'flash', bharknä 'to be angry' ; Ku. bharak 'blow', bharkano 'to be angry'; N. bharkanu 'to take fright, start' ; A. bharak 'boast, display' ; B. bharak 'display', Or. bharaka; B. bharkdna 'to take fright', Or. bharakibâ; H. bharak f. 'flash, display' ...
R. L. Turner, 1999
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Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the ...
FLEET-DYKE, ». A dike erected for preventing inundation, South of 8. Teut. vliet, Humen, vliet-en, fluere, abundare. FLEET-WATER, ». Water which overflows ground, Roxb. To FLEO, t. о. To affright, S. Somioj. To FLEO, ». п. То take fright, S. В.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.), John Longmuir, 1867
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
To FLEG, o. n. To take fright, S.B. FLAEG. To talc Fleg, o. n. ; to take fright, ng. FLEG, s. A fright, S. Ramsay. To FLEG, e. n. To fly from place to place, Dumfr. Daemon.-—A.S.fleog-an, volare. FLEG, a. I. A stroke; a random blow. Hamilton, Picks.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
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Current Trends in Caucasian, East European, and Inner Asian ...
NX d'iest C ie-ie-ii [dies] swing taxkan A a-e-e swing tark B a-a-a [lat] swing taxkan A a-e-e swing tork I a-o-a [mol] swing tiexkan C ie-ie-ii swing tierk C ie-ie-ii [dies] take iecan I ie-ye-ii take iec C ie-ie-ii [dies] take fright q'aaxkan B aa-ee-ee  ...
Howard Isaac Aronson, Dee Ann Holisky, Kevin Tuite, 2003
5
Illness and Irony: On the Ambiguity of Suffering in Culture
My friend Magda, among others, was one who had interpreted her reactions to several deaths in her family as preconditions for her own chronic illness.8 For these women, the avoidance of situations in which they would be likely to take fright ...
Michael Lambek, Paul Antze, 2003
6
Tales from Dayrut
Shots could ring out and it would not take fright. Ululations could erupt and it would not take fright. Fires could be lit and it would not take fright. Camels could be slaughtered— for feasting and celebration— and it would not take fright. It even ...
Muḥammad Mustajāb, 2008
7
Roget's Thesaurus:
(disbelieve) 485. hesitate &c. (be irresolute) 605; falter, funk, cower, crouch; skulk &c. (cowardice) 862; let 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would'" [Macbeth] take fright, take alarm; start, wince, flinch, shy, shrink; fly &c. (avoid) 623. tremble, shake; shiver, ...
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
If the horse does not take fright, or incline to sheer off, the traveller does not need the side railing. The eleventh section of the act incorporating this company, provides, that the charter of the road shall be void, if the company shall not have ...
Vermont. Supreme Court, Daniel Chipman, Royall Tyler, 1827
9
A Kannada-English Dictionary
fSnc^oi) *tOjd>/sv« z-asjjSo ojsaao* sSroic (Smd. 121). — dart rttoj. -*!£. Skilful song-poetry aes-xieS SjaaajaJ ) (Kavy. V, 964). zJc363* bedar. dGJMa. 1. = aae* . To be agitated, confounded, bewildered, alarmed or frightened, to take fright, ...
Ferdinand Kittel, 1999
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. A-Kut
To Fleg, v. n. To be afraid ; to take fright ; S. B. See S. This might seem allied to h\. fleyg-a, incitare. Verel. Ind. or fleig-ia, praecipitare, mittere, G. Andr. As, however, A. S. fle-on signifies fugare, as well as volare, it may be merely fleog-an, ...
John Jamieson, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE FRIGHT»

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Revolution at the MoJ: But how long until the tabloids take fright?
Gove is saying the right things for penal reformers - but can he survive a tabloid backlash? Ian Dunt By Ian Dunt Friday, 17 July 2015 11:13 AM ... «Politics.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Stocktake: Bulls take fright in China
Has the Chinese equity bubble burst? The question is worth asking, given the extent of recent falls. Last week, China's tech-heavy ChiNext index fell into bear ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
3
Turkey investors take fright at post-poll uncertainty
ISTANBUL: Turkish investors Monday took fright at a new period of political uncertainty after legislative elections, with shares tumbling over 6 percent and the lira ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
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China shares plunge in record turnover as margin traders take fright
China shares plunge in record turnover as margin traders take fright ... and are looking for a reason to take the profits they have already earned," he said. «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
5
Greece plays down eurozone impasse as markets take fright
A meeting on Monday was cut off short, with the eurozone issuing Greece an effective ultimatum, saying the country must accept a key condition by the end of ... «Macleans.ca, Feb 15»
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Euro zone, Greece face off as markets take fright
ATHENS/ISTANBUL Greece and its euro zone partners engaged in brinkmanship on Monday, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisting his country ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
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Russian Regulators Take Over Retail Bank as Depositors Take Fright
MOSCOW—Russian regulators took over a leading retail bank Monday, as the impact of last week's currency crisis reverberated through the economy even as ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
8
Virgin Investors Take Fright After VSS Enterprise Disaster
The first passenger carrying flight by Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space-plane service, which is already over a decade late, could be delayed by years ... «Breitbart News, Nov 14»
9
Bond investors take fright at Tesco's fall from grace
LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Investors demanded higher yields to hold Tesco's debt on Friday while the cost of insuring against default rose sharply after ratings ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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UPDATE 1-Bond investors take fright at Tesco's fall from grace
Analysts expect Tesco to take a similar cut to its final dividend at the end of the full year to enable the group to lower prices and increase staffing numbers. «Reuters UK, Oct 14»

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