in Zorn bringen

to make someone angry

Türkçe: birini kızdırmak

Noun

Zorn m.

Verb

bringen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Seine ständigen Verspätungen bringen den Chef in großen Zorn.

How it is used

Means 'to make someone angry' by provoking them. Neutral. Use when a rude comment at a meeting makes a colleague furious. Common mistake: 'in Zorn bringen' is slightly formal; 'wütend machen' is more everyday.

Other verbs that go with Zorn

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Zorn geratento fly into a rage
• in Zorn seinto be in a state of anger
• jds. Zorn erregento provoke someone's anger

All collocations with Zorn

Other collocations built on bringen

• etw. zum Abschluss bringento bring something to a conclusion
• etw. zur Abstimmung bringento put something to a vote
• zur Anwendung bringento put into application/implement
• etw. zur Anzeige bringento report something (to authorities)
• zur Aufführung bringento stage/produce a performance
• jdn. in Bedrängnis bringento put someone in a difficult situation
• etw. zum Ausdruck bringento express something
• jdn. ins Bett bringento put someone to bed (tuck in)