Usage Note
Colère is the standard word for anger or rage. The common expression se mettre en colère means 'to get angry', and être en colère means 'to be angry'. The adjective colérique describes someone with a hot temper. Une colère noire ('a black rage') intensifies the emotion significantly.
Examples
"Elle était rouge de colère."
Natural Translation
She was red with anger.
Literal Translation
She was red of anger

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