violento
violent
adjective byoh-LEN-toh Less Common
Origin: From Latin violentus, 'vehement'.
Also means
intense
Usage Note
Violento describes both physical violence (un ataque violento) and intense natural forces (un viento violento). In colloquial usage it can also mean 'awkward' or 'uncomfortable' in a social sense: me resulta violento ('it makes me feel awkward/uncomfortable') — a nuance not obvious from the English cognate.
Examples
"El partido fue muy violento."
Natural Translation
The match was very violent.
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