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Anglais B2 : vocabulaire de la colère (nuances)

MAD, LIVID, CROSS

0) À retenir en 10 secondes

* annoyed = agacé (léger) ; angry = en colère (standard) ; furious = furieux (fort). * upset = contrarié (souvent mélange tristesse/colère) ; frustrated = frustré (bloqué) ; resentful = rancunier (durable). * to snap = s’emporter d’un coup ; to lash out = réagir agressivement sous le coup de l’émotion.

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1) Adjectifs : échelle d’intensité

Mot	Nuance / registre	Exemple
annoyed	agacé, irritation légère	*I’m annoyed by the noise.*
irritated	irrité (un peu plus formel que annoyed)	*He sounded irritated.*
cross (UK)	fâché (plutôt “familier”, surtout UK)	*She was cross with me.*
angry	en colère (standard)	*I’m angry about what happened.*
mad (US)	en colère (très courant US)	*I’m mad at him.*
upset	contrarié / bouleversé (pas “colère pure”)	*She was upset about the comment.*
outraged	indigné (colère morale)	*People were outraged by the decision.*
furious	furieux (très fort)	*He was furious when he found out.*
livid	furieux au point de “bouillir”	*She was absolutely livid.*
enraged	enragé (très fort, plutôt écrit)	*He was enraged by the injustice.*

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2) Colère soudaine vs colère qui dure

2.1 Réaction immédiate

Mot / expression	Idée	Exemple
to snap	s’emporter brusquement	*I snapped at my brother.*
to lose my temper	perdre son calme	*I lost my temper.*
to blow up (informel)	exploser de colère	*He blew up over nothing.*
to freak out (informel)	réagir très fort (pas seulement colère)	*She freaked out when she heard it.*

2.2 Colère / rancune

Mot	Idée	Exemple
to rile	irriter	*to rile somebody*
frustrated	frustré (blocage, impuissance)	*I’m frustrated with this system.*
fed up	lassé, énervé “j’en ai marre”	*I’m fed up with the delays.*
resentful	rancunier (colère froide, durable)	*He became resentful over time.*
bitter	amer (colère + déception)	*She sounded bitter about it.*

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3) Contenu / “type” de colère

Mot	Nuance	Exemple
jealous	jaloux (émotion proche, pas “colère” directe)	*He’s jealous of her success.*
hostile	hostile, agressif (attitude)	*His tone was hostile.*
aggressive	agressif (comportement)	*He got aggressive.*
defensive	sur la défensive (se protège, parfois irrité)	*She became defensive.*
contemptuous (B2+)	méprisant (colère + mépris)	*He gave a contemptuous look.*

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4) Expressions “qui font B2”

* I can’t stand it = je ne supporte pas ça * It drives me crazy = ça me rend dingue * I’m sick of it = j’en ai marre (plus fort que fed up, oral) * That really gets on my nerves = ça m’énerve vraiment * I was fuming = je bouillonnais * I was seething = colère intérieure, contenue

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5) Noms : anger / rage / fury / frustration / resentment

Nom	Quand l’utiliser	Exemple
anger	colère générale (neutre)	*He felt anger rising.*
rage	rage (fort, parfois incontrôlé)	*She flew into a rage.*
fury	fureur (fort, plutôt écrit)	*His fury was obvious.*
frustration	frustration (blocage)	*I understand your frustration.*
resentment	rancœur (long terme)	*Years of resentment.*

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6) Grammaire & collocations (B2)

6.1 angry vs upset vs frustrated

* angry = colère (quelqu’un est fautif / injustice) * upset = contrarié (émotion mixte, souvent blessé) * frustrated = bloqué (ça n’avance pas, ça coince)

6.2 Prépositions utiles

Structure	Exemple
angry at (une personne)	*I’m angry at him.*
angry about (un fait)	*I’m angry about the situation.*
annoyed by/with	*annoyed by the noise / with him*
furious with	*furious with the airline*
upset about	*upset about the comment*
frustrated with/by	*frustrated with the system / by delays*

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7) Verbes fréquents (colère en action)

* to complain = se plaindre : *He complained about the service.* * to argue = se disputer : *They argued again.* * to yell / to shout = crier (colère) : *He shouted at me.* * to lash out = attaquer verbalement/agir agressivement : *He lashed out at his friends.* * to calm down = se calmer : *Take a breath and calm down.*

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8) Erreurs fréquentes (pièges)

* mad = en colère (US) ; en UK ça peut aussi sonner “fou” selon contexte. * jealous ≠ envious : (B2) souvent jealous = peur de perdre quelqu’un ; envious = jaloux d’un succès/objet. * aggressive décrit un comportement, pas juste “je suis en colère”.

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9) Mini-exercice (choisis le mot le plus naturel)

Complète avec : annoyed / irritated / angry / upset / frustrated / outraged / furious / livid / fed up / resentful / snapped / lashed out / fuming

* I’m with this app — it keeps crashing. * She was by his rude tone (slightly formal). * I was about the unfair decision (moral anger). * He was when he saw the bill (very strong). * I’m with these constant delays (I’ve had enough). * She felt for years after what happened (long-term). * I at my friend, and I regretted it. * He at everyone because he was stressed. * I was all evening but I didn’t say anything (internal). * I’m about what you said (hurt + emotion mix).

Corrigé (proposition)

* frustrated * irritated * outraged * furious / livid (les deux possibles ; livid = encore plus “bouillant”) * fed up * resentful * snapped * lashed out * fuming * upset

Si tu veux, je te fais une “fiche jumelle” sur les insultes/critique polie (ex: *That’s unacceptable / I’m not happy with… / I’d appreciate it if…*) pour exprimer la colère sans être impoli.