rabia

anger

rabia(rrah-byah)

feminine noun

1. (wrath)

a. anger

El hombre se llenó de rabia cuando vio que alguien había rayado su carro.

The man was filled with anger when he saw that someone had scratched his car.

b. rage

Me da rabia cuando la gente camina lento en la acera.

It fills me with rage when people walk slowly on the sidewalk.

c. fury

En su rabia destrozó todo en la habitación.

In his fury, he smashed everything in the room.

2. (disease)

a. rabies

Uno de los primeros síntomas de la rabia es la hidrofobia, el horror al agua.

One of the first symptoms of rabies is hydrophobia, the fear of water.

3. (dislike)

a.

no direct translation

Desde que su amiga no le pagó el dinero que le debía, él le tiene rabia.

Ever since his friend didn't pay back the money she owed him, he's had it in for her.

Creo que mi jefe me tiene rabia, pero no sé por qué.

I think my boss dislikes me, but I don't know why.

rabia

Noun

1. (ira)

a. rage

me da rabiait makes me mad

me da rabia no haber podido ayudarlesit's so annoying o frustrating not having been able to help them

¡qué rabia!how annoying!

“¡déjame!”, dijo con rabia“leave me alone,” she said angrily

¿dónde dejo esto? — donde más rabia te déwhere shall I put this? — wherever you like

compra el que más rabia te débuy whichever one you like o fancy

2. (antipatía)

a.

tenerle rabia a alguiennot to be able to stand somebody

3. (enfermedad)

a. rabies

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rabia

1 (Med) rabies

2 (ira) fury; anger

me da rabia it makes me mad o infuriates me; ¡qué rabia! (ira) isn't it infuriating!; (pena) what a pity!

con rabia

llueve con rabia it's raining with a vengeance; es fea con rabia she's as ugly as sin (familiar)

3 (antipatía)

tener rabia a algn to have a grudge against sb; have it in for sb (familiar); el maestro le tiene rabia the teacher has it in for him (familiar); the teacher doesn't like him; tomar rabia a algn/algo to take a dislike to sb/sth