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harshly
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
duramente ADV
1. duramente castigar/tratar:
duramente
harshly
2. duramente trabajar:
duramente
hard
la vida la ha golpeado duramente
life has treated her harshly
la vida la ha golpeado duramente
life has dealt her some harsh blows liter
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
sternly
duramente
the candidate has taken a public whipping
el candidato ha sido duramente criticado
his behavior was roundly criticized
su comportamiento fue duramente criticado
the area took a severe buffeting during the storm
la zona fue duramente azotada or castigada por la tormenta
fiercely criticize
duramente
to weigh in with sth she weighed in with harsh criticism of our methods
intervino criticando duramente nuestros métodos
the report contained a damning indictment of his management
el informe censuraba or criticaba duramente su gestión
she's terribly critical of government policy
critica duramente la política del gobierno
to hammer sb for sth
criticar duramente a alguien por algo
to be scathing about sb/sth
criticar duramente a alguien/algo
to be highly critical of sth
criticar duramente algo
blast
criticar duramente
to throw the book at sb
castigar duramente a alguien
to be highly critical of sth
criticar duramente algo
blast
criticar duramente
to throw the book at sb
castigar duramente a alguien
to hammer sb for sth
criticar duramente a alguien por algo
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to hammer sb for sth
criticar duramente a alguien por algo
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Al golpearse, la rodilla se reventó y de ella salieron los pequeños seres que empezaron a crecer rápidamente, mientras él moría.
www.agenciaelvigia.com.ar
Golpear al pueblo es pegarle a su propia familia.
www.loprincipal.com.ar
Golpeó a una puerta de tablas, la única entrada de un enorme frente de fábrica a cuyo costado estaba suspendida una lámpara de querosene...
biblioteca.derechoaleer.org
Golpeamos en el momento justo y después fuimos un equipo muy ordenado.
pasionmonumental.com
Pero hay que decir que perdió el kirchnerismo, que es quien viene golpeándonos constantemente.
encuentrosindical.org

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