ferocious

[US]/fəˈrəʊʃəs/
[UK]/fəˈroʊʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. vild, grym, elak

Phrases & Collocations

a ferocious beast

ett vildsint odjur

a ferocious attack

ett våldsamt angrepp

Example Sentences

a ferocious battle for supremacy.

ett våldsamt slag om överhöghet.

a ferocious attack dog;

en ilsken attackhund;

The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.

Den vilda pantrern jagar en kanin.

photographs of boxers in ferocious poses.

fotografier av boxare i vilda poser.

The house is guarded by a ferocious dog.

Huset bevakas av en ilsken hund.

The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.

De vilda vindarna verkade vara på väg att slita sönder skeppet.

Real-world Examples

And Siberia's ferocious winters help explain that.

Och Sibiriens våldsamma vintrar hjälper till att förklara det.

Source: CNN Selected July 2015 Collection

Both sides are still taking heavy casualties and the battles are ferocious.

Båda sidor tar fortfarande stora förluster och striderna är våldsamma.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

After ferocious rows, he kicked the man to death.

Efter våldsamma gräl sparkade han mannen till döds.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

They had quite the ferocious appetite last night.

De hade en ganska våldsam aptit inatt.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

They send ferocious roots beneath the ground.

De skickar våldsamma rötter under marken.

Source: The Little House on Mango Street

They might be big, ferocious pussycat predators.

De kan vara stora, våldsamma kattdjurspredatorer.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Everything crackles with a sense of ferocious optimism.

Allt knastrar av en känsla av våldsam optimism.

Source: Time

A new discovery would reveal a ferocious predator nearby.

En ny upptäckt skulle avslöja en våldsam predator i närheten.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

Then Goblin jumped on Peter with surprising, ferocious strength.

Sedan hoppade Goblin på Peter med överraskande, våldsam styrka.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

At that moment, a ferocious cat started towards the distraught mice.

Vid det ögonblicket började en våldsam katt röra sig mot de förtvivlade mössen.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

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