Polyglot Dictionary

raiva

/ˈxajvɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as raivas

Meaning

  1. anger

    • Estou com raiva.

      I'm angry.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

zanga

raiva is more intense, rage, and separately also means "rabies," the disease; zanga is more mild and everyday, a tiff — both mean "anger."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ira

ira is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "anger."

French

colère

colère is the French word for the same thing — both mean "anger."

Practice

1 What does raiva mean?

2 Fill the gap: Estou com ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches raiva?

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