raivostua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- go off phrasal verb To speak or act with sudden intense energy — either ranting angrily or performing brilliantly. Which one is meant depends entirely on tone.
Senses
raivostua is used for these senses in English:
- flare up (intransitive, sometimes with “out” instead of “up”) To burst out suddenly, as in anger.
- fly into a rage To become very angry
- freak out (informal, intransitive) To react with extreme anger or fear, to the extent that one loses one's composure or behaves irrationally.
- go off (intransitive, figurative) To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited.
- lose one's temper (intransitive, idiomatic) To become angry or annoyed.
go off — full definition
- phrasal verb To speak or act with sudden intense energy — either ranting angrily or performing brilliantly. Which one is meant depends entirely on tone.
- phrasal verb Of a bomb, gun or firework, to explode or be fired; of an alarm or alert, to start sounding.
- phrasal verb Of food or drink, to become unfit to eat through spoiling.