colère

See also: colere

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French colère.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: co‧lè‧re

Noun

colère f (plural colères, no diminutive)

  1. (Belgium) anger, rage

French

Etymology

Old borrowing from Late Latin cholera, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra), from χολή (kholḗ). Doublet of choléra.

Pronunciation

Noun

colère f (plural colères)

  1. anger, rage
    être en colère ― to be angry
    se mettre en colère ― to get angry
    entrer dans une colère noire ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    piquer une colère ― to fly into a rage
    vert de colère ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. wrath
    Synonym: ire
    la colère de Dieu ― the wrath of God

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: colère
  • Haitian Creole: kòlè

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