"colère" meaning in French

See colère in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ.lɛʁ/, [kolæ(ɾ)] [Louisiana], [kɔ.laɛ̯ʁ] [Quebec] Audio: Fr-colère.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-colère.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-colère.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-colère.wav Forms: colères [plural]
Etymology: Old borrowing from Late Latin cholera, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra), from χολή (kholḗ). Doublet of choléra. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|la-lat|cholera}} Late Latin cholera, {{der|fr|grc|χολέρα}} Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra), {{doublet|fr|choléra}} Doublet of choléra Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} colère f (plural colères)
  1. anger, rage Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-colère-fr-noun-g0JqwkXi Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Anger Disambiguation of Anger: 59 41
  2. wrath Tags: feminine Synonyms: ire
    Sense id: en-colère-fr-noun-Blg~Mktr Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coléreux, colérique

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
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              8,
              14
            ]
          ],
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          ],
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        },
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
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          ],
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        },
        {
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            [
              16,
              22
            ]
          ],
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          ],
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              11,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to fly into a rage",
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          ],
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              8,
              14
            ]
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          ],
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              3,
              9
            ]
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          "english": "the wrath of God",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "la colère de Dieu",
          "translation": "the wrath of God",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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        }
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      ]
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      ]
    },
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              13,
              19
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              16,
              22
            ]
          ],
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            "collocation"
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              11,
              17
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              8,
              14
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