ferocious

ferocious
adjective
wild [Tier, Person, Aussehen, Blick, Lachen]; grimmig [Stimme]; heftig [Schlag, Kampf, Stoß]; (fig.) scharf [Kritik, Angriff]; heftig [Streit, Auseinandersetzung]
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[fə'rouʃəs]
adjective
(fierce or savage: a ferocious animal.) wild
- academic.ru/86981/ferociously">ferociously
- ferocity
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fe·ro·cious
[fəˈrəʊʃəs, AM -ˈroʊ-]
adj dog, headache wild
\ferocious argument heftige Auseinandersetzung
\ferocious battle [or fighting] heftiger Kampf
\ferocious competition harter Wettbewerb
\ferocious criticism scharfe Kritik
\ferocious heat brütende Hitze
\ferocious temper hitziges Temperament
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[fə'rəʊʃəs]
adj
1) (= fierce) animal, person, appearance wild; dog äußerst bissig; (= trained to attack) scharf; look, glare grimmig; battle, war erbittert; debate, argument heftig; attack brutal; competition, criticism scharf, heftig

a ferocious beast — eine reißende Bestie

to have a ferocious temper — zu heftigen Wutanfällen neigen

he came under ferocious attack from the Opposition — er wurde von der Opposition aufs schärfste or Schärfste angegriffen

2) (= vicious-looking) knife, dagger, teeth furchterregend
3) (= extreme) heat glühend; storm heftig; climate unerträglich; thirst brennend; energy grimmig
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ferocious [fəˈrəʊʃəs] adj (adv ferociously)
1. wild (Tier etc)
2. fig wild, grimmig (Blick etc), grausam (Strafe etc), heftig, scharf (Auseinandersetzung etc)
3. US umg
a) wild, toll (Treiben etc)
b) furchtbar, fürchterlich (Langweiler etc)
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adjective
wild [Tier, Person, Aussehen, Blick, Lachen]; grimmig [Stimme]; heftig [Schlag, Kampf, Stoß]; (fig.) scharf [Kritik, Angriff]; heftig [Streit, Auseinandersetzung]
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adj.
grausam adj.
wild adj.

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