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feminine
la colère
anger
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colère
/la kɔlɛʁ/
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How do you say colère in French?
IPA
/la kɔlɛʁ/
How do you pronounce colère in French?
colère is pronounced /la kɔlɛʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La colère noire de ma mère a effrayé toute la famille.
My mother's black anger frightened the whole family.
Sa colère injustifiée était dangereuse et destructrice.
His/Her unjustified anger was dangerous and destructive.
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Why is it feminine?
Colère is feminine because it derives from the Latin "cholera," which was feminine in gender and originally referred to one of the four humors in medieval medicine. The feminine gender was preserved as the word evolved through Old French into Modern French.
What is the French word for anger?
The French word for anger is la colère — feminine.
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