How do you say angry in Italian?
Arrabbiato
Use arrabbiato to say angry in Italian. It comes from arrabbiarsi, to get angry.
| Origin | From the Latin word rabies, “anger” |
| Pronunciation | /arrabˈbjaːto/ |
Arrabbiato
Angry
Angry in Italian: Different forms
Like all other adjectives in Italian, arrabbiato needs to match the gender (masculine or feminine) and the number (singular or plural) of the noun.
| Singular | Plural | |
| Masculine | Arrabbiato | Arrabbiati |
| Feminine | Arrabbiata | Arrabbiate |
Angry in Italian: Examples
Il capo è molto arrabbiato. È meglio se stai alla larga dal suo ufficio!
The boss is very angry. You’d better stay away from his office!
Mia sorella si è arrabbiata quando le ho detto di aver rotto accidentalmente la sua bambola.
My sister got angry when I told her that I had accidentally broken her doll.
Perché siete così arrabbiati? Cos’è successo?
Why are you so angry? What happened?
Non ho mai visto delle anatre così arrabbiate.
I have never seen such angry ducks.
Angry in Italian: Related words
There are a number of synonyms for arrabbiato in Italian. The most common are…
Inferocito
Enraged
Furibondo
Furious
Incazzato
Pissed off
(This is a swear word!)
For example, you can say…
Il cliente era furibondo e insultò il commesso del negozio.
The customer was furious and insulted the salesman.
Mio fratello è quasi sempre incazzato.
My brother is almost always pissed off.
Michele era davvero inferocito.
Michele was really enraged.
Angry in Italian: Expressions
There are a number of idiomatic expressions featuring the word for angry in Italian. Among them you’ll find…
- penne all’arrabbiata
- chi tutto vuole nulla ha e di rabbia muore (“who wants it all has nothing and dies of anger”)
For example, you can say…
Ho intenzione di preparare delle penne all’arrabbiata per pranzo.
I plan to prepare penne pasta with arrabbiata sauce for lunch.
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