French Conversation · Level 36
75 words
French word
violent
Pronunciation
IPA/vjolɑ̃/
Meaning
- adjectiveviolent
Example
Le film est trop violent pour les enfants.
The film is too violent for children.
More examples
Son voisin est parfois violent quand il boit.
His neighbor is sometimes violent when he drinks.
Core concept
Something that breaks through restraint with enough force to harm, disturb, or overwhelm people or things.
Common phrases
acte violent
violent act
comportement violent
violent behavior
être violent
be violent
Similar words
agressif: Likely to act or speak aggressively toward other people.
brutal: Harsh and forceful in a way that damages or injures.
cruel: Coldly willing to inflict pain or suffering on others.
furieux: Driven by intense anger that makes emotions and actions hard to control.
Definition in French
Qui se caractérise par une force, une brutalité ou une intensité susceptibles de causer du tort.
Word origin
French violent comes through Old French from Latin violentus, a derivative of vis, meaning force, and its meanings developed from forcefulness to brutality and intensity.
Usage tips
- Violent agrees in gender and number: violent, violente, violents, and violentes; the feminine form adds a pronounced t sound.
Other meanings
- roughadjective
- intenseadjective
Related words
- violenceviolencenoun
- violemmentviolentlyadverb
- violenterassaultverb