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stark [stɑ:k](a) (bare, grim → landscape) désolé; (→ branches, hills, crag) nu; (→ room, façade) austère; (→ silhouette) net;∎ in the stark light of day à la lumière crue du jour;∎ the chimneys rose in stark relief against the sky les cheminées se découpaient nettement contre le ciel;∎ the stark simplicity of the shapes l'austère dépouillement des formes;∎ the stark beauty of the landscape la beauté âpre du paysage(b) (blunt → description, statement) cru, sans ambages; (→ refusal, denial) catégorique; (harsh → words) dur;∎ the stark realities of war les dures réalités de la guerre;∎ those are the stark facts ce sont les faits tels qu'ils sont;∎ the stark realism of her book le réalisme cru de son livre∎ in stark poverty dans la misère absolue ou la plus noire;∎ in stark violation of the ceasefire en violation flagrante du cessez-le-feu;∎ their foreign policy success is in stark contrast to the failure of their domestic policies la réussite de leur politique étrangère contraste nettement avec l'échec de leur politique intérieure2 adverbcomplètement;∎ familiar stark raving or staring mad complètement dingue;∎ stark naked tout nu -
22 (as) clear as crystal
пpoзpaчный кaк кpиcтaлл; кpиcтaльнo чиcтый; чёткий, яcныйThat night we camped along bare hills under a wonderful starry sky, cold and clear as crystal (J. Galsworthy). It makes everything as clear as crystal. I see the answers to all my questions (A. Christie)
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