English-Portuguese translations for violent

• violento
  Senhor Presidente, o Quénia tem um passado violento. Mr President, Kenya has a violent past.
  O extremismo violento estende-se para além da região. Violent extremism extends beyond the region.
  O extremismo violento está a alastrar para lá da região. Violent extremism is spreading beyond the region.

Definition of violent

• Involving extreme force or motion
• Involving physical conflict
• Likely to use physical force
• Intensely vivid
• Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural
• To urge with violence
• An assailant

Examples

• A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
• We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary.
• The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.
• The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.

Related words

• violently
• nonviolent
• non-violent
• hyperviolent
• violent criminal
• violent temper
• violent death
• violent language
• violent storm