Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

eerie

French translation:

étrange

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-04-24 14:54:16 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Apr 20, 2011 14:43
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English term

eerie

English to French Other Esoteric practices
CONTEXT: "An eerie presence has been noted in places, such as the first floor, and basement."

Discussion

jmleger Apr 20, 2011:
Je préfèrais... Quelque chose de plus anxiogène. Quelque chose peut être étrange sans engendrer d'inquiétude. Ici on dirait qu'il s'agit de fantômes ou de quelque chose dans ce goût-là. Me gourré-je?

Proposed translations

+2
2 mins
Selected

étrange

IMO
but it might change with the context
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
3 mins
merci!
agree Euqinimod (X)
7 hrs
merci!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
2 mins

étrange

why not !

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Note added at 6 minutes (2011-04-20 14:49:15 GMT)
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tu peux dire aussi "inquiétant".
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
3 mins
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11 mins

bizarre

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17 mins

sinistre

une autre possibilité, qui souligne le côté inquiétant de la bizarrerie:-)
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11 hrs

craintif/surnaturel,/mystèrieux

*take your pick.

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Note added at 11 heures (2011-04-21 02:12:56 GMT)
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or, via spooky - de fantôme
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