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violent

violent

adjective vyoh-LAHN Less Common

Origin: Latin violentus

Also means

intense

Usage Note

Violent describes both physical violence and figurative intensity (une douleur violente = 'an intense pain', un orage violent = 'a violent storm'). The feminine form is violente; the final 't' is silent. The adverb violemment (note the spelling change) means 'violently'.

Examples

"La tempête a été particulièrement violente."

Natural Translation

The storm was particularly violent.

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