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colère/kɔ.lɛʁ/

noun · A2 · Frequency 809

nounfeminine

Meanings

  1. anger, rage

    Expresses strong displeasure or intense emotional reaction; commonly used in both spoken and written language.

Examples

  • Sa colère est retombée après quelques minutes de discussion.

    His anger subsided after a few minutes of discussion.

  • Elle a quitté la réunion dans une colère difficile à contenir.

    She left the meeting in a rage that was difficult to contain.

  • Dans ce récit, la colère du roi s'abat sur le village tout entier.

    In this story, the king's wrath falls upon the entire village.

Collocations

  • entrer dans une colère noireto fly into a blind rage
  • la colère divinedivine wrath

Common mistakes

  • Je suis colère contre lui.

    Je suis en colère contre lui.

    For the sense “anger,” the noun colère normally occurs in the fixed structure être en colère, not directly after être.

Related words

nounfeminine

Meanings

  1. anger, rage

    Expresses strong displeasure or intense emotional reaction; commonly used in both spoken and written language.

Examples

  • Ses colères répétées inquiètent toute l'équipe.

    His repeated outbursts of anger worry the whole team.

  • Les colères de la directrice retombaient souvent après quelques minutes.

    The director's bouts of anger often subsided after a few minutes.

  • Les colères de la mer ont endommagé plusieurs bateaux.

    The wrath of the sea damaged several boats.

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