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(Brit.) - ll- grausambe cruel to be kind — in jemandes Interesse unbarmherzig sein müssen
* * *['kru:əl]1) (pleased at causing pain; merciless: He was cruel to his dog.) grausam2) (causing distress: a cruel disappointment.) unbarmherzig•- academic.ru/17547/cruelly">cruelly- cruelty* * *cru·el[ˈkru:əl]▪ to be \cruel to sb zu jdm grausam seina \cruel streak eine üble Phase\cruel tyranny blutige Tyranneia \cruel wind ein beißender Wind3.* * *['krʊəl]adjgrausam (to zu); remark, wit, critic, winter also unbarmherzigto be cruel to one's dog —
don't be cruel! — sei nicht so gemein!
sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind — manchmal ist es letzten Endes besser, wenn man hart ist
* * *cruel [ˈkrʊəl] adj1. grausam (to zu, gegen)2. a) unmenschlich, hart, unbarmherzig, roh, gefühllos:I’m only being cruel to be kind ich versuche nur, Ihnen etc zu helfen (auch wenn es nicht so aussieht)b) gemein3. schrecklich, mörderisch (beide umg) (Hitze etc)* * *(Brit.) - ll- grausam* * *(to) adj.grausam (gegen) adj. adj.grausam adj. -
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to be \cruel to sb zu jdm grausam sein;a \cruel streak eine üble Phase;\cruel tyranny blutige Tyranneia \cruel wind ein beißender WindPHRASES:to be \cruel to be kind ( saying) jdm beinhart die Wahrheit sagen
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