cruel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cruel in the English»French Dictionary

cruel [Brit krʊəl, Am ˈkru(ə)l] ADJ

cruel person, fate, treatment, world

cruel/-elle (to envers)

cruel joke, irony

cruel/-elle

cruel winter, climate

rigoureux/-euse

a cruel blow

un coup très dur

you have to be cruel to be kind prov

qui aime bien châtie bien prov

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damnably cruel/wicked

d'une cruauté/d'une méchanceté condamnable

tyrannically cruel, strict

tyranniquement

to be indefensibly cruel/rude

être d'une cruauté/d'une impolitesse inexcusable

unthinkingly cruel, stupid

inconsidérément

diabolically cruel

d'une cruauté diabolique

pitilessly cruel

d'une cruauté sans pitié

Translations for cruel in the French»English Dictionary

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cruel (cruelle) personne, destin, histoire

cruel (envers, avec to)

cruel (cruelle) incertitude

cruel

sanglant (sanglante) affront, défaite

cruel

marâtre (mère cruelle)

cruel mother

cruel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cruel in the English»French Dictionary

cruel <-(l)ler, -(l)lest> [krʊəl] ADJ

cruel

cruel(le)

to be cruel to sb

être cruel envers qn

Phrases:

to be cruel to be kind prov

qui aime bien châtie bien

Translations for cruel in the French»English Dictionary

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cruel(le)

cruel

cruel(le) sort

cruel

sanglant(e)

cruel

cruel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be cruel to sb

être cruel envers qn

to be cruel to be kind prov

qui aime bien châtie bien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She is cruel, snobbish, and domineering towards the other cheerleaders.

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

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Accidents like this leave a cruel quiver of what-ifs for friends and family to rake over.

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Ethical vegans regard modern beekeeping as cruel and exploitative.

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It's not just cruel, but also practically a guaranteed way of training an attack dog.

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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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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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Our fight is against cruel people, cowards, who take advantage of the kindness, the weakness of people unable to defend themselves.

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