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диву
curt
German
German
English
English
I. schroff [ʃrɔf] ADJ
1. schroff (barsch):
schroff
schroff
2. schroff (abrupt):
schroff
3. schroff (steil):
schroff
II. schroff [ʃrɔf] ADV
1. schroff (barsch):
schroff
schroff
2. schroff (steil):
schroff
English
English
German
German
schroff
brusque manner, tone
schroff
schroff zu jdm sein
schroff
schroff
schroff
schroff
schroff
abrupt manner, person, reply
schroff
zu jdm sehr schroff [o. barsch] sein
abrupt slope also
schroff
bluff manner
schroff
schroff
tut mir leid“, sagte er schroff
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
jdn kurz [o. schroff] abfertigen [o. brüsk]
to snub sb
jdn kurz [o. schroff] abfertigen [o. brüsk]
tut mir leid“, sagte er schroff
zu jdm sehr schroff [o. barsch] sein
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Im Gegensatz zum 19. Jahrhundert sieht die heutige Kunstgeschichte (und die Geschichtswissenschaft allgemein) den Bruch zwischen Mittelalter und Renaissance weniger schroff.
de.wikipedia.org
Die Landschaft wird von den schroffen Muschelkalkfelsen des steilen Werraprallhangs geprägt.
de.wikipedia.org
Zugleich tritt die Disharmonie der Maßverhältnisse zwischen Turm und Kirche in schroffer Weise zu Tage.
de.wikipedia.org
Programm und Existenz, Sein-Wollen und Sein-Können treten schroff auseinander.
de.wikipedia.org
Die höchste Erhebung ist hier der Schoberstein mit 1278 m, der mit seinem schroffen fünfteiligen Gipfelzug als perfektes Beispiel für Kalkstein dient.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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So finster sich die schroffe Felsformation vom Fluß her gesehen auch ausnimmt, auf dem Tableau ihres Gipfels geht es oft fröhlich und zuweilen gar ausgelassen zu.
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www.hebel-linie.de
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So gloomily this brusque rock formation as seen from the river exposes itself, the flat plain ontop of the peak awaits its visitors so often cheerfully and larksome at times.
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Ein absichtlich kurzes und schroffes Stück.
www.oehmsclassics.de
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A deliberately short and brusque piece.
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Doch vielleicht trägt ja gerade dieser Kampfgeist zur Attraktivität der schroffen Schönen bei.
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www.jnc-net.com
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But perhaps it is precisely this fighter spirit that adds to the appeal of the brusque beauty.
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