List of Expressions about Fear in French

There are many expressions to talk about fear in French! Here's a scarily useful vocabulary list to say you're scared in French.

Vocab

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    avoir peur de to be scared of
    craindre de [faire] To fear [doing]
    avoir la trouille to be scared stiff (familiar)
    avoir la frousse to be scared stiff (familiar)
    avoir les pétoches to be scared stiff (familiar)
    avoir les chocottes to be scared stiff (familiar)
    avoir les jetons to be scared stiff (familiar)
    prendre ses jambes à son cou to leg it
    prendre la poudre d'escampette to run away
    avoir la chair de poule to have goosebumps
    avoir des sueurs froides to be in a cold sweat
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