wrath

colère, fureur

Colère très forte, souvent dirigée contre quelqu’un qui a mal agi.

En anglais simple : Very strong anger, often directed at someone who has done something wrong.

• Nobody wanted to face her wrath.
• His careless words brought down the king’s wrath upon him.
• The children hid the broken vase to avoid their mother’s wrath.

Comment l'utiliser : wrath of someone (He feared the wrath of his father.)

Synonymes : anger, fury, rage

Expressions courantes : incur someone’s wrath, face someone’s wrath, divine wrath

châtiment, vengeance

Punition ou vengeance infligée sous l’effet d’une très grande colère.

En anglais simple : Punishment or revenge given because of great anger.

• They prayed to escape divine wrath.
• The tale ends with the villagers suffering the king’s wrath.
• The priest described the storm as the wrath of God.

Comment l'utiliser : wrath of someone (The preacher warned them about the wrath of God.)

Synonymes : retribution, vengeance

Contraires : mercy

Expressions courantes : the wrath of God, suffer someone’s wrath, escape someone’s wrath