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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] brutal[Swahili Word] harabu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] haribu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] brutal[Swahili Word] korofi[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] korfika V, mkorofi N, ukorofi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] brutal[Swahili Word] mbuai[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] ua V, mwuaji N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] brutal[Swahili Word] katili[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] brutal person[English Plural] brutal people[Swahili Word] mkorofi[Swahili Plural] wakorofi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] korofi adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] brutal person[English Plural] brutal people[Swahili Word] nduli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------ -
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brutal ['bru:təl](cruel → action, behaviour, person) brutal, cruel; (uncompromising → honesty) franc (franche), brutal; (severe → climate, cold) rude, rigoureux;∎ with brutal frankness d'une franchise brutale -
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adjective (very cruel or severe: a brutal beating.) brutalbrutal adj brutal / cruel
brutal adjetivo ‹ crimen› brutal; ‹ atentado› savage
brutal adjetivo
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2 fam (excesivo, intenso) huge, enormous: el cambio es brutal, the change is tremendous ' brutal' also found in these entries: Spanish: salvaje - soldadesca - agresión English: barbaric - brutal - fabric - regime - savage - dogtr['brʊːtəl]1 brutal, cruelbrutal ['bru:t̬əl] adj: brutal, cruel, salvaje♦ brutally advadj.• bestial adj.• brutal adj.'bruːtḷa) (cruel, savage) <killer/attack> brutalb) ( harsh) <truth/frankness> crudoc) ( severe) < conditions> atroz['bruːtl]ADJ1) (=savage) [person, murder, attack] brutal; [tone, remark] cruelthe government's brutal treatment of political prisoners — la brutalidad or la crueldad con la que el gobierno trata a los prisioneros políticos
2) (=stark) [honesty, frankness] descarnada; [reality] crudo; [change] brutal3) (=harsh) [weather, climate] crudo, riguroso* * *['bruːtḷ]a) (cruel, savage) <killer/attack> brutalb) ( harsh) <truth/frankness> crudoc) ( severe) < conditions> atroz -
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1. noun1) (animal) Bestie, die2. attributive adjectivea brute of a problem — (fig.) ein höllisches Problem
(without capacity to reason) vernunftlos; irrationalby brute force — mit roher Gewalt
* * *[bru:t]1) (an animal other than man: My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; ( also adjective) brute force.) das Vieh2) (a cruel person.) das Scheusal•- academic.ru/9316/brutal">brutal- brutality
- brutish* * *[bru:t]I. nII. adj attr, inv brutal, roh, grausam\brute force rohe Gewalt* * *[bruːt]1. n1) Tier nt, Vieh nt (pej)2) (= person) brutaler Kerl; (= savage) Bestie fdrink brings out the brute in him — Alkohol bringt das Tier in ihm zum Vorschein
3) (infthis nail's a real brute ( to get out) — dieser Nagel geht höllisch schwer raus (inf)
2. adj attrstrength roh; passion tierisch, viehisch (pej)* * *brute [bruːt]A s2. fig Untier n, Vieh n, Scheusal n:the brute in him das Tier in ihmB adj1. tierisch:a) unvernünftig, ohne Verstandb) triebhaftc) brutal:2. seelenlos3. hirnlos, dumm4. ungeschlacht, roh, primitiv5. hart, ungeschminkt:the brute facts die nackten Tatsachen* * *1. noun1) (animal) Bestie, die2. attributive adjectivea brute of a problem — (fig.) ein höllisches Problem
(without capacity to reason) vernunftlos; irrational* * *n.Tier -e n.Vieh nur sing. n.brutaler Kerl m. -
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[biːst]1) (animal) bestia f., animale m.to bring out the beast in sb. — (make lustful, brutal) risvegliare la bestia o l'animale che c'è in qcn
••it's in the nature of the beast — scherz. è la legge della natura, così vanno le cose
it's a beast of a job! — colloq. è un lavoro da bestie!
* * *[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) bestia2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bestia, animale3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) bestia, animale•- beastly- beastliness* * *beast /bi:st/n.● beast of burden, bestia da soma □ beast of a cold, brutto raffreddore □ beast of prey, animale da predaFALSI AMICI: beast non significa bestia nel senso di persona ignorante.* * *[biːst]1) (animal) bestia f., animale m.to bring out the beast in sb. — (make lustful, brutal) risvegliare la bestia o l'animale che c'è in qcn
••it's in the nature of the beast — scherz. è la legge della natura, così vanno le cose
it's a beast of a job! — colloq. è un lavoro da bestie!
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nounTier, das; (ferocious, wild) Bestie, die; (fig.): (brutal person) roher, brutaler Mensch; Bestie, die (abwertend); (disliked person) Scheusal, das (abwertend)it was a beast of a winter — das war ein scheußlicher Winter
* * *[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) das (wilde) Tier2) (a cruel, brutal person.) die Bestie3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) das Biest•- academic.ru/6038/beastly">beastly- beastliness* * *[bi:st]nthe king of the \beasts der König der Tiereto bring out the \beast in sb das Tier in jdm zum Vorschein bringena \beast of a day BRIT ein scheußlicher Tag* * *[biːst]n1) Tier nt2) (inf: person) Biest nt, Ekel ntdon't be a beast! — sei nicht so eklig!
that beast of a brother-in-law this ( problem) is a beast, it's a beast (of a problem) — dieser fiese Schwager (inf) das (Problem) hats in sich (inf)
TV films are a different beast ( from movies) — Fernsehfilme sind etwas ganz anderes (als Kinofilme)
* * *beast [biːst] s1. (besonders vierfüßiges) Tier:beast of burden Lasttier;beasts of the forest Waldtiere2. (wildes) Tier, Bestie f:beast of prey Raubtier;3. AGR Vieh n, besonders Mastvieh n4. figa) brutaler Mensch, Rohling m, Bestie f, Vieh nb) umg Biest n, Ekel n (beide pej)5. umg (etwas) Scheußliches:a beast of a day ein scheußlicher Tag;a beast of a job eine ekelhafte Arbeit* * *nounTier, das; (ferocious, wild) Bestie, die; (fig.): (brutal person) roher, brutaler Mensch; Bestie, die (abwertend); (disliked person) Scheusal, das (abwertend)* * *n.Bestie -n f.Biest -er n.Tier -e n.Untier -e n. -
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adjectivegewalttätig; heftig [Schlag, Attacke, Leidenschaft, Auseinandersetzung, Erschütterung, Reaktion, Schmerzen, Wind]; wuchtig [Schlag, Stoß]; schwer [Schock]; krass [Gegensatz, Kontrast]; grell [Farbe]; knall[rot, -grün usw.]; Gewalt[verbrecher, -tat]don't be so violent — sei nicht so aggressiv
he has a violent temper — er neigt zum Jähzorn
violent death — gewaltsamer od. unnatürlicher Tod
* * *1) (having, using, or showing, great force: There was a violent storm at sea; a violent earthquake; He has a violent temper.) heftig2) (caused by force: a violent death.) gewaltsam•- academic.ru/93483/violently">violently- violence* * *vio·lent[ˈvaɪələnt]\violent crime Gewaltverbrechen nt\violent death gewaltsamer Todto meet a \violent end eines gewaltsamen Todes sterben\violent incident Fall m von Gewalt[anwendung]\violent scene Gewaltszene f\violent affair leidenschaftliche Affäre\violent argument heftige Auseinandersetzung\violent contrast krasser Gegensatz\violent pain heftiger Schmerzto have a \violent temper jähzornig sein* * *['vaɪələnt]adj1) (= brutal) person, nature, action brutal, gewalttätig; crime Gewalt-; times, period, age voller Gewalt; attack, blow heftig; death gewaltsam; sport, game brutal; film, programme, book gewalttätigto meet a violent end —
the beginning of the second movement is rather violent — der zweite Satz beginnt sehr leidenschaftlich
by violent means (open sth) — mit Gewalt(anwendung); (persuade) unter Gewaltanwendung
2) (= forceful) demonstration, protest heftig; expulsion, impact gewaltig; wind, storm, earthquake heftig, stark, gewaltigdon't be so violent, open it gently — sei nicht so stürmisch, öffne es vorsichtig
4) (= vehement) argument, row, opposition heftig5) (= intense) blush heftig, tief; feeling, affair, speech leidenschaftlich; pain, dislike heftig, stark; colour grell* * *violent adj (adv violently)1. heftig (Leidenschaft, Schmerzen, Unwetter etc), (Schlag etc auch) wuchtig:have a violent cold stark erkältet sein;violent storm orkanartiger Sturm;her moods changed violently sie hatte heftige Gemütsschwankungenviolent crime Gewaltverbrechen n;die a violent death, die violently eines gewaltsamen Todes sterben;lay violent hands on Gewalt antun (dat);violent interpretation gewaltsame Auslegung;violent measures Gewaltmaßnahmen;have a violent temper zu Gewalttätigkeiten neigen;the film is quite violent in dem Film gibt es ziemlich viele Gewaltszenen3. heftig, hitzig (Auseinandersetzung etc)4. radikal, einschneidend (Veränderungen etc)5. grell (Farbe):his shirt was a violent red sein Hemd war grellrot oder umg knallrot* * *adjectivegewalttätig; heftig [Schlag, Attacke, Leidenschaft, Auseinandersetzung, Erschütterung, Reaktion, Schmerzen, Wind]; wuchtig [Schlag, Stoß]; schwer [Schock]; krass [Gegensatz, Kontrast]; grell [Farbe]; knall[rot, -grün usw.]; Gewalt[verbrecher, -tat]violent death — gewaltsamer od. unnatürlicher Tod
* * *adj.gewaltsam adj.gewalttätig adj.heftig adj.ungestüm adj. -
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rough [rʌf]1. adjective• he'll be a good salesman once we knock off the rough edges il fera un bon vendeur lorsque nous l'aurons un peu dégrossib. ( = unrefined) [person, speech, manners] rudee. ( = violent) [person, treatment] durg. ( = approximate) [calculation, translation, estimate, description] approximatif• can you give me a rough idea (of) how long it will take? à votre avis, ça prendra combien de temps environ ?• rough draft brouillon m• rough sketch ébauche f2. adverb3. noun5. compounds* * *[rʌf] 1.1) ( in golf) rough m2.1) [hand, skin, material] rêche; [surface, rock] rugueux/-euse; [terrain] cahoteux/-euse; [landscape] sauvageto smooth (off) the rough edges — (of stone, glass) polir
2) ( brutal) [person, behaviour, sport] brutal, violent; [area] dur3) ( approximate) [description, map] sommaire; [figure, idea, estimate] approximatif/-iverough justice — justice f sommaire or expéditive
4) ( difficult) dur, difficileto be rough on somebody — [person] être dur avec quelqu'un
5) ( crude) grossier/-ière6) ( harsh) [voice, taste, wine] âpre7) ( stormy) [sea, crossing] agité; [weather] gros/grosse; [landing] mouvementé8) (colloq)3.to feel rough — se sentir patraque (colloq)
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adj. vild; grym; brutal; rå; arg, rasande--------n. vilde; brutal person* * *['sævi‹] 1. adjective1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) vild, ociviliserad2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) våldsam, grym, hänsynslös2. verb(to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) anfalla3. noun1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) vilde2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) rå (brutal) människa•- savagely- savageness
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A n2 ( unfinished copy) ( draft) brouillon m ; ( sketch) gen, spec ébauche f ; to write sth out in rough écrire qch au brouillon.B adj1 ( not smooth) [hand, skin] rêche ; ( stronger) rugueux/-euse ; [surface, rock] rugueux/-euse ; [material, paper] rêche ; [road, terrain] cahoteux/-euse ; [landscape] sauvage ; [grass] sec/sèche ; to smooth (off) the rough edges (of stone, wood, glass etc) polir ;2 ( brutal) [person, treatment, behaviour, sport] brutal, violent ; [area, district] dur ; to be rough with sb/sth être brutal avec qn/qch ; to get rough (with sb) devenir violent (avec qn) ;3 ( approximate) [description, map, indication] sommaire ; [translation, calculation] sommaire, rapide ; [figure, estimate] approximatif/-ive ; can you give me a rough idea of the cost? est-ce que vous pouvez me donner une idée approximative du coût? ; rough justice justice f sommaire or expéditive ;4 ( difficult) [life, period] dur, difficile ; to be rough on sb [person] être dur avec qn ; it's rough on you/him c'est dur pour toi/lui ; we're having a rough time on traverse une période difficile ; to give sb a rough ride rendre la vie dure à qn ; he's had a rough deal ○ il a été traité injustement ;6 ( harsh) [voice, sound, taste, wine] âpre ;8 ○ ( unwell) to feel/to look rough se sentir/avoir l'air patraque ○.C adv1 ( outdoors) to sleep/to live rough dormir/vivre à la dure ;2 ( violently) [fight, play] brutalement.to cut up rough s'énerver ; to rough it vivre à la dure.■ rough in:■ rough out:▶ rough out [sth] esquisser, ébaucher [plan, proposal, drawing].■ rough up ○:▶ rough [sb] up, rough up [sb]2 ( beat up) tabasser ○. -
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bi:st1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) dyr, stort dyr; rovdyr2) (a cruel, brutal person.) beist, dyr3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) beist, jævel•- beastly- beastlinessdyr--------udyrsubst. \/biːst\/1) dyr (som regel firbent, stort og farlig)2) (overført, om person) udyr, brutal person, beist3) (hverdagslig, om ting) beist, vanskelig tingthe beast in him\/her dyret i ham\/hennebeasts husdyr, krøtter, buskapwild beast villdyr -
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[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) dyr2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bæst; udyr3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) bæst•- beastly- beastliness* * *[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) dyr2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bæst; udyr3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) bæst•- beastly- beastliness -
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I 1. [rʌf]1) (not smooth) [skin, material, rock] ruvido; [ surface] scabro; [ terrain] ineguale; [ landscape] selvaggio2) (brutal) [ person] rude, sgarbato; [ behaviour] rude, brusco; [ sport] violento, duro; [ area] pericolosoto be rough with sb. — trattare qcn. duramente
3) (approximate) [description, map] sommario; [figure, estimate, cost] approssimativo4) (difficult)to give sb. a rough ride — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
5) (crude) [person, manner] grossolano, rozzo, rude7) (stormy) [ sea] agitato, grosso, mosso; [ crossing] tempestoso; [ weather] burrascoso; (in plane) [ landing] movimentato8) colloq. (unwell)2.1) (outdoors)2) (violently) [ play] in modo pesante3. II [rʌf]- rough in- rough up* * *1. adjective1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) ruvido2) (uneven: a rough path.) accidentato3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) rude; difficile4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) sgarbato5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) tempestoso6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) approssimativo2. noun1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) teppista2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) (terreno accidentato)•- roughly- roughness
- roughage
- roughen
- rough diamond
- rough-and-ready
- rough-and-tumble
- rough it
- rough out* * *I 1. [rʌf]1) (not smooth) [skin, material, rock] ruvido; [ surface] scabro; [ terrain] ineguale; [ landscape] selvaggio2) (brutal) [ person] rude, sgarbato; [ behaviour] rude, brusco; [ sport] violento, duro; [ area] pericolosoto be rough with sb. — trattare qcn. duramente
3) (approximate) [description, map] sommario; [figure, estimate, cost] approssimativo4) (difficult)to give sb. a rough ride — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
5) (crude) [person, manner] grossolano, rozzo, rude7) (stormy) [ sea] agitato, grosso, mosso; [ crossing] tempestoso; [ weather] burrascoso; (in plane) [ landing] movimentato8) colloq. (unwell)2.1) (outdoors)2) (violently) [ play] in modo pesante3. II [rʌf]- rough in- rough up -
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'viʃəs(evil; cruel; likely to attack or cause harm: Keep back from that dog - it's vicious.) cruel, malintencionado- viciousness
vicious adj1. despiadado / cruel2. brutal / feroz3. fierotr['vɪʃəs]1 (cruel) cruel; (malicious) malintencionado,-a2 (violent) virulento,-a, violento,-a3 (dangerous) peligroso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLvicious circle círculo viciosovicious ['vɪʃəs] adj1) depraved: depravado, malo2) savage: malo, fiero, salvajea vicious dog: un perro feroz3) malicious: maliciosoadj.• arisco, -a adj.• guito, -a adj.• rencoroso, -a adj.• ruin adj.• vicioso, -a adj.• virulento, -a adj.• zaino, -a adj.'vɪʃəsa) (savage, violent) < dog> fiero, malo; <thug/criminal> despiadado, sanguinario; < attack> feroz, salvaje; < crime> atroz, sanguinariob) ( malicious) <gossip/rumor> malicioso['vɪʃǝs]1. ADJ1) (=brutal) [person, gang] despiadado; [attack, assault, crime] atroz, brutal; [animal] agresivo, fiero2) (=malicious) [criticism, campaign] despiadado, cruel; [remark] malicioso2.CPDvicious circle N — círculo m vicioso
* * *['vɪʃəs]a) (savage, violent) < dog> fiero, malo; <thug/criminal> despiadado, sanguinario; < attack> feroz, salvaje; < crime> atroz, sanguinariob) ( malicious) <gossip/rumor> malicioso -
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(a violent, brutal person: He was attacked by a gang of ruffians.) bandit* * *(a violent, brutal person: He was attacked by a gang of ruffians.) bandit -
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(a violent, brutal person: Where are the young thugs who robbed the old man?) bølle* * *(a violent, brutal person: Where are the young thugs who robbed the old man?) bølle -
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bi:st1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) bestia2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bestia, bruto, animal3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) descortés, rudo•- beastly- beastliness
beast n bestia / animaltr[biːst]1 bestia, animal nombre masculino2 (unpleasant person) sinvergüenza nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeast of burden bestia de cargabeast ['bi:st] n1) : bestia f, fiera fbeast of burden: animal de carga2) brute: bruto m, -ta f; bestia mfn.• bestia s.f.• fiera s.f.• persona bruta s.f.• res s.f.biːsta) ( animal) bestia f, fiera fbeast of burden — bestia or animal m de carga
b) ( unkind person) (BrE colloq)don't be such a beast! — no seas malo or asqueroso! (fam)
[biːst]N1) (=animal) bestia fbeast of burden — bestia f de carga
the Beast — (Rel) la Bestia
wild 4.the mark of the Beast — (Rel) la marca de la Bestia
2) * (=person) bestia * mfwhat a beast he is! — ¡qué bruto or bestia es! *
you beast! — ¡animal! *
3) * (=thing)a good thriller is a rare beast indeed — escasean las buenas novelas/películas de suspense
* * *[biːst]a) ( animal) bestia f, fiera fbeast of burden — bestia or animal m de carga
b) ( unkind person) (BrE colloq)don't be such a beast! — no seas malo or asqueroso! (fam)
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(a violent, brutal person: He was attacked by a gang of ruffians.) voldsmann, bandittbølleIsubst. \/ˈrʌfjən\/1) råskinn, bølle, banditt, voldsforbryter2) ( gammeldags) alfons, hallik, ruffer3) ( spøkefullt) skurk, slubbert, slyngel, gangsterIIadj. \/ˈrʌfjən\/brutal, rå, voldsom -
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nounRohling, der (abwertend)* * *(a violent, brutal person: He was attacked by a gang of ruffians.) der Rohling* * *ruf·fian[ˈrʌfiən]* * *['rʌfɪən]nRüpel m, Grobian m; (violent) Schläger myou little ruffian! — du kleiner Halbstarker!
* * *ruffian [ˈrʌfjən; -fıən]A s1. Rüpel m, Grobian m2. Raufbold m, Schläger mB adj1. roh, brutal, gewalttätig2. wild* * *nounRohling, der (abwertend)gang of ruffians — Schlägerbande, die
* * *n.Grobian -e m.Rohling -e m.
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