nounpl: beasts (already plural; singular: beast)
bestas, animais, feras
1. Large or wild animals, especially dangerous or impressive ones
The zoo has many exotic beasts from Africa.
O zoológico tem muitos animais exóticos da África.
2. Brutal, savage, or uncivilized people
The soldiers fought like beasts in the battle.
Os soldados lutaram como feras na batalha.
3. Impressive or formidable people or things (informal, slang)
Those athletes are absolute beasts on the field.
Esses atletas são absolutamente incríveis em campo.
4. Unpleasant or disagreeable people (colloquial)
He's a real beast when he's angry.
Ele é uma verdadeira besta quando está com raiva.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'fera' is increasingly used in informal contexts to describe someone who is exceptionally skilled or impressive, mirroring the English slang usage. In American English, particularly among youth and in sports contexts, 'beast' has become a positive slang term meaning someone who is powerful, skilled, or formidable.
NYC Slang
beasts (in the sense of impressive/skilled people: 'Yo, those rappers are straight-up beasts')
Related Idioms & Phrases
a beast of burden (um animal de carga)
to work like a beast (trabalhar como um animal)
beauty and the beast (a bela e a fera)
let the beast loose (soltar a fera)
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