No. 909 in French
colère
Anger.
In a sentence
Il a ressenti une grande colère en entendant la nouvelle.
He felt great anger upon hearing the news.
In this sentence, 'colère' is used as a noun meaning 'anger'. It is employed to describe an emotional state of the subject in reaction to an event.
Son discours était rempli de colère et de frustration.
His speech was filled with anger and frustration.
Here, 'colère' as a noun refers to an intense emotion conveyed through the subject's speech, highlighting its expressive use.
Se mettre en colère ne résoudra rien dans cette situation.
Getting angry will not solve anything in this situation.
In this case, 'colère' is part of the idiomatic expression 'se mettre en colère' (to get angry), demonstrating its use in common phrases to describe the act of becoming angry.
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