Polyglot Dictionary

frissonner

/fʁi.sɔ.ne/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
frissonne
past
a frissonné
perfect
frissonné

Meaning

  1. to shiver

    • Il frissonne en sortant de la douche.

      He shivers when getting out of the shower.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

grelotter

grelotter more specifically means shivering from cold; frissonner is more general, "to shiver."

Similar in other languages

German

frösteln

frösteln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shiver."

Spanish

tiritar

tiritar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shiver."

Portuguese

tiritar

tiritar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shiver."

Practice

1 What does frissonner mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ en sortant de la douche.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches frissonner?

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