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furioso

furious

adjective foo-RYOH-soh Rare

Also means

fierce

Usage Note

Furioso describes intense anger or ferocity. It agrees in gender and number: furiosa, furiosos, furiosas. The adverb is furiosamente. In music furioso appears as a tempo marking. Do not use furioso to mean 'passionate' in a positive sense — use apasionado for that.

Examples

"Estaba furioso cuando llegó tarde."

Natural Translation

He was furious when he arrived late.

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