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1 hurtful
adjective (causing distress: a hurtful remark.) blessant -
2 hurtful
hurtful ['hɜ:tfʊl]∎ they ended up saying hurtful things to each other ils ont fini par se dire des méchancetés;∎ what a hurtful thing to say! comme c'est méchant ou cruel de dire cela!(b) (detrimental) préjudiciable, nuisible -
3 hurtful
hurtful [ˈhɜ:tfʊl][remark] blessant• what a hurtful thing to say! c'est vraiment blessant ce que tu as dit !* * *['hɜːtfl]adjective blessant -
4 hurtful
hurtful adj [accusation, rumour, remark, words] blessant ; the truth is often hurtful la vérité est souvent cruelle. -
5 barb
1) (a backward-facing point on an arrowhead, fishing-hook etc.) barbillon, barbelure2) (a hurtful remark.) parole acerbe•- barbed- barbed wire -
6 cutting
A n1 ( newspaper extract) coupure f (from de) ;3 Rail tranchée f ;7 Cin montage m ;C adj1 ( sharp) [pain] aigu/-uë ; [wind] cinglant ; to deal sb a cutting blow lit asséner un coup violent à qn ; fig descendre qn en flèche ;2 ( hurtful) [remark] désobligeant. -
7 cutting
cutting ['kʌtɪŋ]1 noun(b) (piece → of cloth) coupon m; (→ from newspaper) coupure f; Agriculture (→ of shrub, vine) marcotte f; Horticulture (→ of plant) bouture f;∎ to take a cutting faire une bouture;∎ to grow a plant from a cutting faire pousser une plante à partir d'une bouture(c) (for railway, road) tranchée f∎ she was rather cutting about them elle a dit des choses un peu dures sur euxcutting edge tranchant m;∎ figurative to be at the cutting edge of technological progress être à la pointe du progrès en technologie;cutting pliers pinces fpl coupantes;Cinema cutting room salle f de montage;∎ my best scenes ended up on the cutting room floor mes meilleures scènes ont été coupées (au montage) -
8 biting
1) (very cold and causing discomfort: a biting wind.) mordant2) (wounding or hurtful: a biting remark.) cinglant
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