furious

furieux

Qui éprouve une très grande colère.

En anglais simple : Extremely angry.

• Dad was furious.
• She was furious with me for lying.
• Why are you so furious about a small mistake?

Comment l'utiliser : furious with someone (Mum was furious with me for breaking the window.); furious about something (They were furious about the delay.); furious that… (He was furious that nobody had warned him.)

Synonymes : angry, enraged, livid

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : furious with someone, furious about something, furious at someone, absolutely furious

furieux, violent

Qui se déplace ou agit avec beaucoup de force, de vitesse ou d’énergie.

En anglais simple : Moving or acting with great force, speed, or energy.

• A furious wind shook the trees.
• The river became a furious stream after the rain.
• They worked at a furious pace to finish on time.

Synonymes : violent, fierce, intense

Contraires : gentle

Expressions courantes : furious storm, furious pace, furious activity, furious wind