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violent
violent /vi.oˈlent/
adjective#2760 most common
Also: violently (adverbial use), fierce, harsh
Example sentences
Filmul acesta este violent.
This movie is violent.
El are un câine foarte violent.
He has a very violent dog.
Bărbatul violent a fost arestat aseară.
The violent man was arrested last night.
A reacționat violent la criticile aduse filmului său.
He reacted violently to the criticism of his film.
Pe coastă s-a stârnit o furtună violentă care a provocat pagube uriașe.
A violent storm broke out on the coast, causing huge damage.
Deși susținea că e un om pașnic, colegii știau că poate deveni extrem de violent atunci când simțea că autoritatea îi este contestată.
Although he claimed to be a peaceful man, his colleagues knew he could become extremely violent when he felt his authority was being challenged.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | violent (m) / violentă (f) | violenți (m) / violente (f) |
| Genitive | violent (m) / violente (f) | violenți (m) / violente (f) |
| Accusative | violent (m) / violentă (f) | violenți (m) / violente (f) |
| Vocative | violentule (m) / violento (f) | violenților (m) / violentelor (f) |
Word family
violențăviolence
a violentato violate, to assault
nonviolentnonviolent
violență domesticădomestic violence
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "violent" from French "violent", itself from Latin "violentus", meaning full of force. Latin "violentus" is built on "vis", meaning force or power. The word entered Romanian in the nineteenth century, part of a wave of French and Latin borrowings that reshaped the modern literary language.
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