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furious [ˈfjʊərɪəs] adj
1. extremely angry or annoyed; raging 2. violent, wild, or unrestrained, as in speed, vigour, energy, etc. furiously adv furiousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
furious adjective 1. angry, mad, raging, boiling, fuming, choked, frantic, pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), frenzied, infuriated, incensed, enraged, maddened, inflamed, very angry, cross, pissed off (taboo slang), livid (informal), up in arms, incandescent, on the warpath (informal), foaming at the mouth, wrathful, in high dudgeon, wroth (archaic), fit to be tied (slang), beside yourself He is furious at the way his wife has been treated. angry pleased, calm, mild, serene, tranquil, placated, dispassionate, impassive, imperturbable 2. violent, wild, intense, fierce, savage, turbulent, stormy, agitated, boisterous, tumultuous, vehement, unrestrained, tempestuous, impetuous, ungovernable A furious gunbattle ensued. Translations furious [ˈfjʊərɪəs] ADJ 1. (= angry) [person, reaction] → furioso to be furious (with sb) → estar furioso(con algn) she'll be furious if she finds out → se va a poner furiosa si se entera to get furious → ponerse furioso 2. (= violent, unrestrained) [argument, struggle] → violento; [activity] → frenético; [pace, speed] → vertiginoso; [storm, sea] → furioso see also fast 1 A1 furious [ˈfjʊəriəs] adj [person] → furieux/euse to be furious with sb → être furieux/euse contre qn Dad was furious with me → Papa était furieux contre moi. to be furious about sth, to be furious at sth → être furieux/euse au sujet de qch to be furious that ... → être furieux que ... furious adj (= very angry) person, letter, protest, reaction, row → wütend; (= violent) argument, debate, attack, battle → heftig; he was furious that they had ignored him → er war wütend darüber, dass sie ihn ignoriert hatten; she was furious to find that … → sie war wütend, als sie feststellte, dass …; to be furious about or at or over something → wütend über etw (acc) → sein; to be furious at or with somebody (for doing something) → wütend auf jdn sein(, weil er/sie etw getan hat); she was furious at being disturbed → sie war wütend darüber, dass sie gestört wurde; I’m furious! → ich bin total sauer! (inf); he was furious with himself for getting drunk → er war wütend auf sich, weil er sich betrunken hatte; they came under furious attack → sie wurden scharf angegriffen (= tremendous) pace, speed → rasend; at a furious pace → in rasendem Tempo; the car was going at a furious speed → das Auto fuhr rasend schnell; the furious pace of change → die rasend schnellen Veränderungen; furious activity → wilde Hektik; fast and furious → rasant; the jokes came fast and furious → die Witze kamen Schlag auf Schlag; the punches came fast and furious → es hagelte Schläge furious [ˈfjʊərɪəs] adj (person) → furioso/a, infuriato/a; (argument) → violento/a; (effort) → grande at a furious speed → a velocità folle to be furious with sb → essere furioso/a con qn to be furious at sth/at having done sth → essere furioso/a per qc/per aver fatto qc furious [ˈfjʊərɪəs] adj (person) → furioso/a, infuriato/a; (argument) → violento/a; (effort) → grande at a furious speed → a velocità folle to be furious with sb → essere furioso/a con qn to be furious at sth/at having done sth → essere furioso/a per qc/per aver fatto qc furious → مهتاج rozzuřený rasende wütend εξοργισμένος furioso raivostunut furieux bijesan furioso 怒り狂った 격노한 woedend rasende wściekły furioso взбешенный rasande โกรธ öfkeden çıldırmış điên tiết 狂怒的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It looked so furious and so intent on attack that he called a warning. Clouds of dust shot up in little columns from the centre of the mass, as some animal, more furious than the rest, ploughed the plain with his horns, and, from time to time, a deep hollow bellowing was borne along on the wind, as if a thousand throats vented their plaints in a discordant murmuring. Tattered gamins on the right made a furious assault on the gravel heap. |
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