fierce

fierce  (fîrs)

adj. fierc·er, fierc·est

1. Having a savage and violent nature; ferocious. See Synonyms at cruel.

2. Extremely severe or violent; terrible: "the fierce thunders roar me their music" (Ezra Pound).

3. Extremely intense or ardent: fierce loyalty. See Synonyms at intense.

4. Strenuously active or resolute: a fierce attempt to escape.

5. Informal Very difficult or unpleasant: a fierce exam.

6. Savage or threatening in appearance.

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[Middle English fiers, from Old French, from Latin ferus; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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fiercely adv.

fierceness n.

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fierce [fɪəs]

adj

1. having a violent and unrestrained nature; savage a fierce dog

2. wild or turbulent in force, action, or intensity a fierce storm

3. vehement, intense, or strong fierce competition

4. Informal very disagreeable or unpleasant

[from Old French fiers, from Latin ferus]

fiercely  adv

fierceness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fierce - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" ferocious, furious, savage violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"
	2.	fierce - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" tearing, vehement, trigger-happy, violent intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	3.	fierce - ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" bowelless, cutthroat merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
	4.	fierce - violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" boisterous, rough stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

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fierce

adjective

1. ferocious, wild, dangerous, cruel, savage, brutal, aggressive, menacing, vicious, fiery, murderous, uncontrollable, feral, untamed, barbarous, fell (archaic), threatening, baleful, truculent, tigerish the teeth of some fierce animal
ferocious kind, cool, calm, gentle, peaceful, mild, tame, harmless, affectionate, civilized, domesticated, submissive, docile

2. intense, strong, keen, passionate, relentless, cut-throat He inspires fierce loyalty in his friends.

3. stormy, strong, powerful, violent, intense, raging, furious, howling, uncontrollable, boisterous, tumultuous, tempestuous, blustery, inclement Two climbers were trapped by a fierce storm.
stormy tranquil, temperate

Translations

fierce [fɪəs] ADJ (fiercer (compar) (fiercest (superl)))

1. (= ferocious) [animal] → feroz, fiero; [gesture, expression] → feroz; [temper] → temible
the prime minister came under fierce attack from the opposition → la oposición atacó ferozmente al primer ministro
she gave me a fierce look → me lanzó una mirada furibunda

2. (= intense) [competition, argument] → encarnizado; [storm, wind, opposition, resistance] → violento; [opponent] → empedernido, acérrimo; [pride, loyalty] → impasionado; [heat] → intenso
fierce fighting broke out in the capital → se produjeron enfrentamientos encarnizados en la capital
the fire was so fierce that it took several hours to put it out → el fuego era tan intenso que se tardaron varias horas en apagarlo

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fierce [ˈfɪə^rs] adj

[animal] → féroce; [look] → féroce, sauvage
to look fierce → avoir l'air féroce
The dog looked very fierce → Le chien avait l'air très féroce.

[wind, storm] → (très) violent(e)
The wind was very fierce → Le vent était très violent.

[attack] → violent(e); [battle] → violent(e); [fighting] → féroce
a fierce attack → une attaque violente

[enemy] → féroce

[competition] → acharné(e)

[loyalty] → à toute épreuve

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fierce

adj (+er) animal → wild, aggressiv; dog → böse; person, look, appearance → grimmig; fighting, battle, opposition, resistance, opponent, critic, rivals → erbittert, heftig; debate, argument, storm → heftig; attack, competition, criticism → scharf; determination → wild; loyalty → unerschütterlich; pride, ambition, independence → leidenschaftlich; heat, sun → glühend; the troops came under fierce attack → die Truppen wurden scharf angegriffen; he has a fierce temper → er braust schnell or leicht auf

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fierce [fɪəs] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → feroce; (opponent) → accanito/a; (enemy) → acerrimo/a; (look, fighting) → fiero/a; (wind, storm) → furioso/a; (heat) → intenso/a

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fierce [fɪəs] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → feroce; (opponent) → accanito/a; (enemy) → acerrimo/a; (look, fighting) → fiero/a; (wind, storm) → furioso/a; (heat) → intenso/a

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fierce

adj fierce [fiəs]

1 very angry and likely to attack a fierce dog; a fierce expression. kwaai hond; kwaai uitdrukking شَرِس، ضارٍ، عَنيف свиреп divoký, zuřivý bidsk; glubsk; bister wild άγριος feroz raevukas درنده raivokas féroce תוֹקפָּנִי प्रचंड bijesan, divlji vad ganas grimmur; ofsalegur feroce どう猛な 격노한 įniršęs, nirtulingas nikns; nežēlīgs garang woest aggressiv, olm, bisk dziki feroz fio­ros свирепый rozzúrený napadalen besan vildsint, []ilsken ดุร้าย öfkeli 兇猛的 лютий شدید غصے کی حالت میں ، حملہ کرنے پر آمادہ hung tợn và giận dữ 凶猛的

2 intense or strong fierce rivals. verwoede قَوي، عَنيف бурен nelítostný, krutý skarp; heftig heftig σφοδρός, λυσσαλέος intenso, fuerte äge شدید؛ قوی vahva implacable עַז बर्बर, उग्र žestok, nasilan, strastven ádáz kuat ákafur crudele すさまじい 강렬한 stiprus, kietas stiprs; spēcīgs amat sangat fel voldsom, heftig, fæl zawzięty violento puternic; de temut сильный neľútostný silovit ljut häftig รุนแรง şiddetli, ateşli 劇烈的 шалений, сильний شدید جذبہ mãnh liệt 剧烈的

adv fiercely

kwaai بِعُنْف، بِشَراسَه свирепо divoce bidskt, glubskt; bistert wild άγρια con ferocidad raevukalt با درنده خویی؛ به شدت raivokkaasti férocement בְּתוֹקפָּנוּת प्रचंड रूप से, बर्बरता से bijesno, nasilno, žestoko vadul galak ákaflega; grimmilega ferocemente どうもうに 사납게, 맹렬하게 nirtulingai, pašėlusiai nikni; nežēlīgi; stipri dengan garang woest, fel voldsomt, fælt dziko ferozmente feroce свирепо; сильно divo, zúrivo silovito ljuto ilsket, häftigt อย่างดุร้าย; อย่างรุนแรง şiddetle 兇猛地 люто; шалено شدت سے dữ dội; mãnh liệt 凶猛地

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fierce → مفترس vzteklý bidsk heftig άγριος fiero hurja féroce divlji feroce 凶暴な 난폭한 woest heftig dziki feroz свирепый våldsam ดุร้าย azgın dữ tợn 凶猛的