colère

See also: colere

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French colère.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: co‧lè‧re

Noun

colère f (plural colères, diminutive [please provide])

1. (Belgium) anger, rage

Related terms

• woede
• woedeuitbarsting

French

Etymology

Old borrowing from Late Latin cholera, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra), from χολή (kholḗ). Doublet of choléra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɛʁ/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [kolæ(ɾ)]
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [kɔ.laɛ̯ʁ]

Noun

colère f (plural colères)

1. anger, rage
2. wrath

Derived terms

• colère noire
• en colère
• mettre en colère
• piquer une colère
• vert de colère

Further reading

• “colère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• créole, éclore