cruel in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cruel in the English»Italian Dictionary

cruel [Brit krʊəl, Am ˈkru(ə)l] ADJ

cruel person, fate, treatment, world

crudele (to con, nei confronti di)

cruel joke, irony

crudele

cruel winter, climate

rigido, gelido

a cruel blow

un colpo doloroso

you have to be cruel to be kind prov

= se si vuole bene è necessario saper castigare

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damnably cruel, wicked

di una crudeltà, una cattiveria odiosa

tyrannically cruel, strict

come un tiranno, in modo tirannico

to be indefensibly cruel, rude

essere crudele, scortese in modo imperdonabile

unthinkingly cruel, stupid

sconsideratamente

Translations for cruel in the Italian»English Dictionary

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asperrimo

very cruel

matrigna arch, pej

cruel mother

incrudelire

to become cruel

incrudelire

to be cruel

sanguinoso affronto, ingiuria

cruel

crudele

cruel con, nei confronti di: to

crudele destino, morte, mondo, ironia

cruel

un crudele scherzo del destino

a cruel twist of fate

cruel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cruel in the English»Italian Dictionary

cruel <-(l)ler, -(l)lest> [ˈkrʊ·əl] ADJ

cruel

crudele

to be cruel to sb

essere crudele con qu

Phrases:

to be cruel to be kind prov

far soffrire qu per il suo bene

Translations for cruel in the Italian»English Dictionary

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crudele

cruel

empio (-a)

cruel

implacabile (giudice, insegnante)

cruel

cruel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be cruel to sb

essere crudele con qu

to be cruel to be kind prov

far soffrire qu per il suo bene

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ethical vegans regard modern beekeeping as cruel and exploitative.

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Her bill for divorce alleged neglect, cruel treatment, and desertion, and claimed that her husband had property worth $8 million and an income exceeding $40,000 a month.

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It is a ghastly, vile, cruel and ignoble scam.

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The story is also considered commonly as an inward spiral in which the protagonists undergo cruel and devastating metamorphoses in a difficult setting.

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The down jacket is currently experiencing astonishing popularity -- but before you rush out and buy one, ask yourself this: how cruel is the coat?

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There's even a cruel word for it: lunkhead.

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He was an insatiable philanderer, and stories abound of the cruel excesses to which he resorted when a woman had the courage to turn him down.

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If you're feeling especially cruel, tot up the wrong guesses while the other team is playing and make them all drink a finger for every one.

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These acts are fueling the fire of pugnacious discrimination, targeted violence, vulgar vandalism, and cruel harassment.

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As regent, he was courageous, but violent, cruel and debauched.

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