s’efforcer, v.r., to strain, to strive, to make an effort, to exert one’s self; to struggle, to endeavor, to attempt.
effort, n.m., effort, exertion, endeavor; force, strength; (nav., vet.) strain, weight; stress. L’— de l’eau a rompu cette digue; the force of the water has broken down that dyke. Ce cheval a un —; that horse is strained. Faire un — sur soi-même; to do one’s self violence, to strive to overcome one’s repugnance. Se donner un —; to overstrain one’s self, to sprain one’s back.
effraction, n.f., breaking, breaking open, house-breaking. Vol avec —; burglary.
effraie, n.f., white barn-owl; screech-owl.
s’effranger, v.r., to become unraveled, to fray at the edges.
effrayant, -e, adj., frightful, fearful, dreadful, terrific; appalling; grim, hideous.
effrayé, -e, part., afraid, daunted, dismayed.
effrayer, v.a., to fright, to frighten, to alarm, to terrify, to dismay.
s’effrayer, v.r., to be frightened, to be startled, to take fright, to take alarm. Il s’effraie de peu de chose; he is soon frightened.
effréné, -e, adj., unbridled, unrestrained, unruly; lawless; wild; frantic. Passions —es; unbridled passions.