wrath

Zorn, Wut

Sehr starke Wut, häufig auf jemanden, der etwas Unrechtes getan hat.

In einfachem Englisch: Very strong anger, often directed at someone who has done something wrong.

• Nobody wanted to face her wrath.
• His careless words brought down the king’s wrath upon him.
• The children hid the broken vase to avoid their mother’s wrath.

So benutzt man es: wrath of someone (He feared the wrath of his father.)

Synonyme: anger, fury, rage

Häufige Wendungen: incur someone’s wrath, face someone’s wrath, divine wrath

Strafe, Vergeltung

Strafe oder Vergeltung, die aus großer Wut erfolgt.

In einfachem Englisch: Punishment or revenge given because of great anger.

• They prayed to escape divine wrath.
• The tale ends with the villagers suffering the king’s wrath.
• The priest described the storm as the wrath of God.

So benutzt man es: wrath of someone (The preacher warned them about the wrath of God.)

Synonyme: retribution, vengeance

Gegenteile: mercy

Häufige Wendungen: the wrath of God, suffer someone’s wrath, escape someone’s wrath