freak

freak
freak
A n
1 (deformed person) lit, fig injur monstre m ;
2 (strange person) original/-e m/f ;
3 (unusual occurrence) aberration f ; a freak of nature une bizarrerie de la nature ;
4 (enthusiast) mordu/-e m/f, fana mf ; he's a jazz/fitness freak c'est un mordu du jazz/de la forme ; he's a religious freak c'est un fanatique religieux ;
5 (hippy) hippie mf.
B modif [accident, occurrence, weather, storm] exceptionnel/-elle ; [variable] aléatoire.
C vi (also freak out) (get upset) piquer une crise .
Phrasal verb
freak out :
freak out
1 (get angry) piquer une crise ;
2 (get excited) se défouler ; to freak out on LSD se défoncer au LSD ;
freak [sb] out, freak out [sb] (upset) faire paniquer [qn].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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