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fiəs1) (very angry and likely to attack: a fierce dog; a fierce expression.) feroz2) (intense or strong: fierce rivals.) intenso, fuerte•- fiercelyfierce adj1. feroz2. fuertetr[fɪəs]1 (gen) feroz1) ferocious: fiero, feroz2) heated: acalorado3) intense: intenso, violento, fuerte♦ fiercely advadj.• acérrimo, -a adj.• bravo, -a adj.• feroz adj.• fiero, -a adj.• furioso, -a adj.• intenso, -a adj.• torvo, -a adj.fɪrs, 'fɪəsadjective fiercer, fiercestb) <hatred/love> intenso, violento; < fighting> encarnizado; <criticism/opposition> violento, virulento; <defender/opponent> acérrimo[fɪǝs]ADJ (compar fiercer) (superl fiercest)1) (=ferocious) [animal] feroz, fiero; [gesture, expression] feroz; [temper] temiblethe prime minister came under fierce attack from the opposition — la oposición atacó ferozmente al primer ministro
2) (=intense) [competition, argument] encarnizado; [storm, wind, opposition, resistance] violento; [opponent] empedernido, acérrimo; [pride, loyalty] impasionado; [heat] intensothe fire was so fierce that it took several hours to put it out — el fuego era tan intenso que se tardaron varias horas en apagarlo
* * *[fɪrs, 'fɪəs]adjective fiercer, fiercestb) <hatred/love> intenso, violento; < fighting> encarnizado; <criticism/opposition> violento, virulento; <defender/opponent> acérrimo
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Fierce — Fierce, a. [Compar. {Fiercer}; superl. {Fiercest}.] [OE. fers, fiers, OF. fier, nom. fiers, fierce, savage, cruel, F. fier proud, from L. ferus wild, savage, cruel; perh. akin to E. bear the animal. Cf. {Feral}, {Ferocity}.] 1. Furious; violent;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fierce — [ fırs ] adjective ** 1. ) involving very strong feelings such as determination, anger, or hate: fierce debate/criticism: The proposals provoked a fierce debate. a ) very angry or ready to attack: FEROCIOUS: He looked so fierce. a fierce lion 2.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fierce */*/ — UK [fɪə(r)s] / US [fɪrs] adjective Word forms fierce : adjective fierce comparative fiercer superlative fiercest 1) involving very strong feelings such as determination, anger, or hate fierce debate/criticism: The proposals provoked a fierce… … English dictionary
fierce´ness — fierce fierce «fihrs», adjective, fierc|er, fierc|est. 1. savage; wild; ferocious: »A wounded lion can be fierce. 2. Figurative. raging; … Useful english dictionary
fierce´ly — fierce fierce «fihrs», adjective, fierc|er, fierc|est. 1. savage; wild; ferocious: »A wounded lion can be fierce. 2. Figurative. raging; … Useful english dictionary
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LION — Called in the Talmud the king of the beasts (Ḥag. 13b), the lion has many Hebrew names: (אַרְיֵה (aryeh) or אֲרִי (ari), and לָבִיא (lavi) fem. לְבִיאָה (levi ah), both of which are used for the lion in general, כְּפִיר (kefir), usually a young… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
lion — lionesque, adj. lionlike, lionly, adj. /luy euhn/, n. 1. a large, usually tawny yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane. 2. any of various related large wildcats, as the… … Universalium
