French Conversation · Level 107
58 words
French word
trépider
Pronunciation
IPA/tʁepide/
Meaning
- verbfidget
Example
Il trépide d'impatience en attendant les résultats.
He is fidgeting with impatience while waiting for the results.
More examples
On trépide souvent en faisant la queue au café.
One often fidgets while waiting in line at the cafe.
Core concept
A person making quick, nervous movements while waiting for news.
Similar words
s'impatienter: To become impatient and irritable while waiting.
avoir hâte: To eagerly want an event to happen soon and be unable to relax.
s'agiter: To move restlessly, shifting the limbs or pacing around.
trembler: To tremble because of cold or nervousness.
Definition in French
Montrer, par de petits mouvements vifs et nerveux, un sentiment d'impatience ou d'agitation.
Word origin
French trépider comes from Latin trepidare, meaning to tremble or be agitated, and retains this link between bodily motion and inner agitation.
Usage tips
- Trépider commonly takes de before the feeling or cause, as in trépider d'impatience.
Other meanings
- be restlessadjective
- vibrateverb
Opposites
- apaisercalmverb