cold-hearted in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cold-hearted in the English»French Dictionary

cold-hearted ADJ

cold-hearted

impitoyable

Translations for cold-hearted in the French»English Dictionary

I.sec (sèche) [sɛk, sɛʃ] ADJ

1. sec (sans humidité):

sec (sèche) temps, matière, peau, cheveux

dry

sec (sèche) abricot, fruit

dried

bois sec

dry wood

vapeur/chaleur sèche

dry steam/heat

avoir la gorge sèche

to feel parched inf

à pied sec

without getting one's feet wet

ne plus avoir un fil de sec inf

to be soaked through ou drenched

garder l'œil sec

not to shed a tear

2. sec vin, cidre:

sec (sèche) (pas doux)

dry

(sans eau) boire son gin sec

to like one's gin straight

boire son gin sec

to like one's gin neat Brit

3. sec (austère):

sec (sèche) personne, communiqué

terse

sec (sèche) lettre, ton

curt

sec (sèche) style

dry

sec (sèche) élégance

stark

sec (sèche) traits

sharp

avoir un cœur sec

to be cold-hearted

4. sec (net):

sec (sèche) bruit

sharp

se briser d'un coup sec

to snap

donner un coup sec à qc

to give sth a sharp tap

II.sec N m

sec m:

être à sec rivière, réservoir:

to have dried up

être à sec compte en banque:

to be empty

être à sec personne:

to have no money

tenir qc au sec

to keep sth in a dry place

mettre une mare à sec

to drain a pond

avoir les pieds bien au sec

to have nice dry feet

cacahuètes grillées à sec

dry roasted peanuts

III.sec (sèche) [sɛk, sɛʃ] ADV

1. sec (avec netteté):

se briser sec

to snap

2. sec (beaucoup) inf:

sec (sèche) cogner, pleuvoir, boire

a lot

IV.sèche N f

sèche f (cigarette):

sèche inf

fag Brit inf

sèche inf

cig inf

V.sec (sèche) [sɛk, sɛʃ]

aussi sec inf

immediately

rester sec inf

to be unable to reply

je l'ai eu sec inf

I was pretty choked inf

See also trique

trique [tʀik] N f

1. trique (gourdin):

trique

cudgel

battre à coups de trique

to cudgel

recevoir un coup de trique

to be cudgelled Brit

enfant qui ne marche qu'à la trique

child who needs a firm hand

2. trique (érection) vulg sl:

avoir la trique

to have a hard-on vulg sl

3. trique sl:

trique

prohibition from entering certain areas (or whole) of France

être maigre ou sec comme un coup de trique

to be as thin as a rake

être maigre ou sec comme un coup de trique

to be as skinny as a rail Am

cold-hearted in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cold-hearted in the English»French Dictionary

cold-hearted ADJ

cold-hearted

sans cœur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She is generally seen as a very cold-hearted and conniving young woman, but has proved herself to be very insecure.

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An arrogant, sober and cold-hearted man and with elitist attitude because of his family's name.

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Her father became a cold-hearted man after the loss of his wife.

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It is up to the trio to find suspects, solve the case, and bring the real cold-hearted criminal to justice.

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The topic of the song is the rock staple of an intensely attractive, but cold-hearted woman, who causes massive emotional turmoil for her lover.

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She seems cold-hearted and fierce, but bears a soft spot for her kid sister.

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In reality, he is a cruel and cold-hearted rat who takes advantage of people's weaknesses.

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But betrayal and exploitation gradually turn him into a cold-hearted, ruthless mogule.

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Although he appears extraordinary, noble and gentlemanly, he is in fact cold-hearted, ruthless and lecherous.

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He is cold-hearted, emotionless, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals with the maximum possible efficiency.

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