ferocity

ferocity
noun, no pl.
see academic.ru/26919/ferocious">ferocious: Wildheit, die; Grimmigkeit, die; Heftigkeit, die; Schärfe, die
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[fə'rosəti]
noun die Wildheit
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fe·ro·cious·ness
[fəˈrəʊʃəsnəs, AM -ˈroʊ-]
fe·roc·ity
[fəˈrɒsəti, AM -ˈrɑ:sət̬i]
n no pl of animal, person Wildheit f, Grausamkeit f; of attack Heftigkeit f, Wucht f; of storm, wind Heftigkeit f
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[fə'rɒsItɪ]
n
(of animal) Wildheit f; (of dog) Bissigkeit f; (of appearance, look, glare) Grimmigkeit f; (of battle, war, debate, argument, competition, criticism) Heftigkeit f; (of attack) Brutalität f
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ferociousness, ferocity [fəˈrɒsətı; US -ˈrɑ-] s Wildheit f, Grausamkeit f, Heftigkeit f
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noun, no pl.
see ferocious: Wildheit, die; Grimmigkeit, die; Heftigkeit, die; Schärfe, die
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n.
Grausamkeit f.
Wildheit -en f.

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