fiera
Meanings
Noun
1. wild animal, beast
2. firecracker, spitfire, dragon (a feisty and aggressive woman with a lot of energy) (colloquial)
3. fiend; nut
4. beast, demon (someone who is really strong or excels at something, especially something athletically but can also be extended figuratively as well) (colloquial)
Examples7
un fiera de las manualidades
an art nut
Se puso como una fiera.
He became furious.
La música tiene encantos que calman a las fieras.
Music has charms to soothe the savage beast.
En el circo tienen una magnífica colección de fieras.
The circus has a wonderful collection of wild animals.
En el anfiteatro de Mérida se realizaban combates de gladiadores y de fieras.
In the amphitheater of Mérida, battles between gladiators and wild beasts were held.
Mi padre se tornó una fiera cuando me vio acompañado por ella.
My father went nuts when he saw me hanging out with her.