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fierce

(fîrs)

adj. fierc·er, fierc·est

a. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious: The Huns were fierce warriors.

b. Characterized by or showing hostility: gave us a fierce look.

2. Extremely powerful or destructive: a fierce storm; a fierce flood.

3. Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent: a fierce debate; fierce loyalty.

[Middle English fiers, from Old French, from Latin ferus; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]

fierce′ly adv.

fierce′ness n.

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fierce

(fɪəs)

adj

1. having a violent and unrestrained nature; savage: a fierce dog.

2. wild or turbulent in force, action, or intensity: a fierce storm.

3. vehement, intense, or strong: fierce competition.

4. informal very disagreeable or unpleasant

[C13: from Old French fiers, from Latin ferus]

ˈfiercely adv

ˈfierceness n

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fierce

(fɪərs)

adj. fierc•er, fierc•est.

1. menacingly wild, savage, or hostile.

2. violent in force, intensity, etc.

3. furiously eager or intense: fierce competition.

4. Informal. extremely bad or severe: a fierce cold.

[1250–1300; Middle English fiers < Anglo-French fers, Old French fiers (nominative)< Latin ferus wild, fierce; compare feral, ferocious]

fierce′ly, adv.

fierce′ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	fierce - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" ferocious, furious, savage violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"
	2.	fierce - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" tearing, vehement, trigger-happy, violent intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	3.	fierce - ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" bowelless, cutthroat merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
	4.	fierce - violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" boisterous, rough stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

fierce

adjective

1. ferocious, wild, dangerous, cruel, savage, brutal, aggressive, menacing, vicious, fiery, murderous, uncontrollable, feral, untamed, barbarous, fell (archaic), threatening, baleful, truculent, tigerish the teeth of some fierce animal
ferocious kind, cool, calm, gentle, peaceful, mild, tame, harmless, affectionate, civilized, domesticated, submissive, docile

2. intense, strong, keen, passionate, relentless, cut-throat He inspires fierce loyalty in his friends.

3. stormy, strong, powerful, violent, intense, raging, furious, howling, uncontrollable, boisterous, tumultuous, tempestuous, blustery, inclement Two climbers were trapped by a fierce storm.
stormy tranquil, temperate

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fierce

adjective

1. Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint:

barbarous, bestial, cruel, fell, feral, ferocious, inhuman, savage, truculent, vicious, wolfish.

2. So intense as to cause extreme suffering:

cruel, ferocious, savage, vicious.

3. Intensely violent in sustained velocity:

furious, heavy, high, strong.

4. Extreme in degree, strength, or effect:

desperate, furious, intense, terrible, vehement, violent.

5. Intensely sustained, especially in activity:

concentrated, heavy, heightened, intense, intensive.

Translations

شَرِس، ضارٍ، عَنيفقَوي، عَنيفمُفْتَرِس

divokýkrutýnelítostnývzteklýzuřivý

bidskbisterglubskheftigskarp

wild heftig scharf bedrohlich grausam

άγριος λυσσαλέος

bravo feroz fiero fuerte intenso

hurjaraivokasraju

féroce implacable atroce

divlji

ákafurgrimmur; ofsalegur

feroce fiero aspra discussione

凶暴な

난폭한

įniršęsnirtulingainirtulingas

nežēlīgsniknsspēcīgsstiprs

woest

heftig olm voldsom bisk

dziki

feroz

свирепый

neľútostnýrozzúrený

napadalensilovit

våldsam

ดุร้าย

ateşliazgın öfkeli şiddetli

dữ tợn

凶猛的剧烈的

fierce

[fɪəs] ADJ (fiercer (compar) (fiercest (superl)))

1. (= ferocious) [animal] → feroz, fiero; [gesture, expression] → feroz; [temper] → temible
the prime minister came under fierce attack from the opposition → la oposición atacó ferozmente al primer ministro
she gave me a fierce look → me lanzó una mirada furibunda

2. (= intense) [competition, argument] → encarnizado; [storm, wind, opposition, resistance] → violento; [opponent] → empedernido, acérrimo; [pride, loyalty] → impasionado; [heat] → intenso
fierce fighting broke out in the capital → se produjeron enfrentamientos encarnizados en la capital
the fire was so fierce that it took several hours to put it out → el fuego era tan intenso que se tardaron varias horas en apagarlo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fierce

[ˈfɪə^rs] adj

[animal] → féroce; [look] → féroce, sauvage
to look fierce → avoir l'air féroce
The dog looked very fierce → Le chien avait l'air très féroce.

[wind, storm] → (très) violent(e)
The wind was very fierce → Le vent était très violent.

[attack] → violent(e); [battle] → violent(e); [fighting] → féroce
a fierce attack → une attaque violente

[enemy] → féroce

[competition] → acharné(e)

[loyalty] → à toute épreuve

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fierce

adj (+er) animal → wild, aggressiv; dog → böse; person, look, appearance → grimmig; fighting, battle, opposition, resistance, opponent, critic, rivals → erbittert, heftig; debate, argument, storm → heftig; attack, competition, criticism → scharf; determination → wild; loyalty → unerschütterlich; pride, ambition, independence → leidenschaftlich; heat, sun → glühend; the troops came under fierce attack → die Truppen wurden scharf angegriffen; he has a fierce temper → er braust schnell or leicht auf

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fierce

[fɪəs] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → feroce; (opponent) → accanito/a; (enemy) → acerrimo/a; (look, fighting) → fiero/a; (wind, storm) → furioso/a; (heat) → intenso/a

fierce

(fiəs) adjective

1. very angry and likely to attack. a fierce dog; a fierce expression.

2. intense or strong. fierce rivals.

ˈfiercely adverb

fierce

→ مُفْتَرِس vzteklý bidsk heftig άγριος fiero hurja féroce divlji feroce 凶暴な 난폭한 woest heftig dziki feroz свирепый våldsam ดุร้าย azgın dữ tợn 凶猛的

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