la
/kɔlɛʁ/
Translation
anger, rage
Word origin
From Latin cholera ('bile, anger'), from Greek khole ('bile'), reflecting the old humoral theory linking bile to anger. The same root gave English 'choler' and 'cholera'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- khole
- English cognates
- choler, cholera, melancholy
Grammar
Examples
' .
He got up from the table in anger and shut the door hard.
ment.
She has trouble controlling her anger when someone lies to her.
surpris .
The boss's anger surprised everyone at the meeting.
piqué grosse .
The little boy threw a huge tantrum at the shop.
' .
His anger passed as quickly as it had come.
grosse .
The little boy threw a huge tantrum in the street.
' .
His anger left as quickly as it had arrived.
Colere est un nom feminin designant l'emotion de la rage ou de la fureur. Etre en colere (to be angry) est la construction la plus courante. Piquer une colere ou faire une colere (to throw a tantrum, to fly into a rage) s'emploie surtout pour les enfants mais aussi les adultes.
Colere froide (cold fury) est plus dangereuse que la colere explosive selon le sens commun. Passer sa colere sur (to take one's anger out on) designe un deplacement de la frustration. Colerer n'existe pas ; le verbe correspondant est se mettre en colere (to get angry).
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