fiercely


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fierce

(fîrs)
adj. fierc·er, fierc·est
1.
a. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious: The Huns were fierce warriors.
b. Characterized by or showing hostility: gave us a fierce look.
2. Extremely powerful or destructive: a fierce storm; a fierce flood.
3. Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent: a fierce debate; fierce loyalty.
[Middle English fiers, from Old French, from Latin ferus; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]
fierce′ly adv.
fierce′ness n.
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Adv. 1. fiercely - in a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely"
2. fiercely - in an emotionally fierce manner; "she was fiercely proud of her children"
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fiercely

adverb
1. ferociously, savagely, passionately, furiously, viciously, menacingly, tooth and nail, in a frenzy, like cat and dog, frenziedly, tigerishly, with no holds barred, tempestuously, with bared teeth, uncontrolledly They argued fiercely.
2. strongly, keenly, intensely, passionately, relentlessly He has always been fiercely competitive.
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fiercely

adverb
In a violent, strenuous way:
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Translations
بِعُنْف، بِشَراسَه
divoce
bidsktbistertglubskt
ákaflega; grimmilega
şiddetle

fiercely

[ˈfɪəslɪ] ADV
1. (= ferociously) [look, scowl] → ferozmente, con ferocidad ; [attack] → ferozmente
2. (= intensely) [independent, competitive, loyal] → tremendamente ; [oppose, resist] → ferozmente ; [fight, compete] → encarnizadamente
she is a fiercely independent woman → es una mujer tremendamente independiente
it was a fiercely contested match → fue un partido extremadamente reñido
they are fiercely protective of their privacy → protegen su intimidad con uñas y dientes
the building was burning fiercely → el edificio ardía en llamas
the storm raged fiercely outside → fuera, el temporal rugía con fuerza
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fiercely

[ˈfɪərsli] adv
(= angrily) [say] → d'un ton féroce
(= aggressively) [fight, compete] → avec acharnement
(= intensely) [loyal, proud, patriotic] → profondément ; [ambitious] → redoutablement
fiercely hostile → farouchement hostile
to be fiercely competitive → avoir un esprit de compétition redoutable
to burn fiercely → flamber
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fiercely

adv contest, oppose, fight, deny → heftig ; criticize → scharf ; defend, argue → leidenschaftlich ; say → böse, grimmig ; independent, competitive, proud, loyal → äußerst; to be fiercely critical of something → etw scharf kritisieren ; fiercely determined → wild entschlossen ; to oppose something fiercely, to be fiercely opposed to something → einer Sache (dat) → heftigen Widerstand entgegensetzen, heftigen Widerstand gegen etw leisten ; TV and radio stations compete fiercely with one another → Fernseh- und Radiosender stehen in scharfem Wettbewerb miteinander ; the fire was burning fiercely → es brannte lichterloh
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fiercely

[ˈfɪəslɪ] adv (extremely) → intensamente ; (fight) → con accanimento ; (rage) → furiosamente
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fierce

(fiəs) adjective
1. very angry and likely to attack. a fierce dog; a fierce expression. kwaai hond; kwaai uitdrukking شَرِس، ضارٍ، عَنيف свиреп feroz divoký, zuřivý wild bidsk; glubsk; bister άγριος feroz raevukas درنده raivokas féroce תוֹקפָּנִי प्रचंड bijesan, divlji vad ganas grimmur; ofsalegur feroce どう猛な 격노한 įniršęs, nirtulingas nikns; nežēlīgs garang woest aggressiv, olm, bisk dziki شديد، كلك، ظالم، خون خوار feroz fio­ros свирепый rozzúrený napadalen besan vildsint, [folk]ilsken ดุร้าย öfkeli 兇猛的 лютий شدید غصے کی حالت میں ، حملہ کرنے پر آمادہ hung tợn và giận dữ 凶猛的
2. intense or strong. fierce rivals. verwoede قَوي، عَنيف бурен violento nelítostný, krutý heftig skarp; heftig σφοδρός, λυσσαλέος intenso, fuerte äge شدید؛ قوی vahva implacable עז बर्बर, उग्र žestok, nasilan, strastven ádáz kuat ákafur crudele すさまじい 강렬한 stiprus, kietas stiprs; spēcīgs amat sangat fel voldsom, heftig, fæl zawzięty شديد، كلك violento puternic; de temut сильный neľútostný silovit ljut häftig รุนแรง şiddetli, ateşli 劇烈的 шалений, сильний شدید جذبہ mãnh liệt 剧烈的
ˈfiercely adverb
kwaai بِعُنْف، بِشَراسَه свирепо ferozmente divoce wild bidskt, glubskt; bistert άγρια con ferocidad raevukalt با درنده خویی؛ به شدت raivokkaasti férocement בְּתוֹקפָּנוּת प्रचंड रूप से, बर्बरता से bijesno, nasilno, žestoko vadul galak ákaflega; grimmilega ferocemente どうもうに 격렬하게 nirtulingai, pašėlusiai nikni; nežēlīgi; stipri dengan garang woest, fel voldsomt, fælt dziko په كلكه، په شدت، په ظالمانه تو ګه، په وحشيانه ډول ferozmente feroce свирепо; сильно divo, zúrivo silovito ljuto ilsket, häftigt อย่างดุร้าย; อย่างรุนแรง şiddetle 兇猛地 люто; шалено شدت سے dữ dội; mãnh liệt 凶猛地
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