furia

fury

noun FOO-ryah Rare

Origin: From Latin 'furia', rage or frenzy — also the name of the avenging goddesses.

Also means

rage

Usage Note

Furia is feminine and intensely emotive: una furia cieca (a blind rage). The phrase andare su tutte le furie (to go into a rage) is extremely common in spoken Italian and corresponds to 'to hit the roof' in English.

Examples

"È entrata in casa su tutte le furie."

Natural Translation

She came into the house in a rage.

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