Furia
NOUN [feminine]
Meaning and English translation 🔖
1. Fury, Rage
🇬🇧 State of uncontrollable anger that manifests with sudden and violent outbursts (also figurative, e.g. for atmospheric agents).
🇮🇹 Stato di furore, di ira incontrollabile che si manifesta con eccessi improvvisi e violenti (anche figurato, ad es. di agenti atmosferici).
2. Hurry, Rush
🇬🇧 Great hurry, urgency in acting or doing something.
🇮🇹 Grande fretta, urgenza nell'agire o nel fare qualcosa.
| Masculine ♂️ | Feminine ♀️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | - | la - una furia |
| Plural | - | le - delle furie |
Example sentences 💬
La sua furia era così intensa che nessuno osava avvicinarsi.
His fury was so intense that no one dared to approach him.
La furia del temporale ha causato molti danni.
The fury of the storm caused a lot of damage.
Si è scatenata una furia incredibile quando hanno annunciato i risultati.
There was an outburst of rage when they announced the results.
Con quella furia rischi solo di peggiorare le cose.
With that rage you'll only make things worse.
Non capisco tutta questa furia di finire il progetto oggi.
I don't understand all this rush to finish the project today.
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Idioms with furia 🇮🇹
Andare su tutte le furie
→ To fly into a rage
È andata su tutte le furie quando ha saputo del voto basso.
She flew into a rage when she found out about the low grade.
Mandare su tutte le furie
→ To drive someone into a rage
Quel commento lo ha mandato su tutte le furie.
That comment drove him into a rage.
Essere una furia
→ To be like a fury/To be furious
Da quando ha ricevuto quella notizia è una furia.
Since receiving that news, she's been like a fury.
Come una furia
→ Like a whirlwind/fury
È entrato in casa come una furia, sbattendo tutte le porte.
He stormed into the house like a fury, slamming all the doors.
A furia di
→ By constantly/repeatedly doing something
A furia di mangiare dolci ha preso cinque chili.
He put on five kilos from constantly eating sweets.
In fretta e furia
→ In a great rush, hurriedly
Ho preparato la valigia in fretta e furia per non perdere il treno.
I packed my suitcase in a hurry so I wouldn't miss the train.
Where does the word furia come from? 🔎
Furia comes from the Latin furia, derived from the verb furere, meaning "to rage, to be beside oneself." In Roman mythology, the Furiae (in Greek Erinyes) were infernal deities who personified divine vengeance and remorse. These goddesses persecuted those guilty of serious crimes, particularly those against family bonds. There were three Furies: Alecto (the implacable), Tisiphone (the avenger of murder), and Megaera (the jealous one). Their terrifying appearance - hair made of snakes and blood-shot eyes - helped strengthen the association between the word furia and a state of uncontrollable rage.
