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1 cruel
cruel [krʊəl]∎ to be cruel to sb être cruel envers qn;∎ you've got to be cruel to be kind qui aime bien châtie bien∎ it was a cruel disappointment ce fut une cruelle déception;∎ a cruel wind un vent mauvais ou cinglant -
2 cruel
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3 cruel
cruel adj [person, fate, treatment, world] cruel/-elle (to envers) ; [joke, irony] cruel/-elle ; [winter, climate] rigoureux/-euse ; a cruel blow un coup très dur. -
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5 cruel and unusual punishment
Jur. châtiments cruels et inhabituelsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > cruel and unusual punishment
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6 cruel inhuman
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > cruel inhuman
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7 Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman
Jur.Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements inhumains, cruels ou dégradants [Nations Unies, 1984]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman
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8 Declaration on the protection of all persons from being subjected to torture and other Cruel, Inhuman
Déclaration sur la protection de toutes les personnes contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradantsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Declaration on the protection of all persons from being subjected to torture and other Cruel, Inhuman
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9 right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Jur. droit de ne pàs être soumis à là torture ni à des peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradantsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
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10 harsh
harsh [hɑ:ʃ](a) (cruel, severe → person) dur, sévère, cruel; (→ punishment, treatment) dur, sévère; (→ fate) cruel; (→ criticism, judgement, words) dur, sévère;∎ to be harsh with sb être dur envers ou avec qn(b) (conditions, weather, climate) rude, rigoureux(c) (bitter → struggle) âpre, acharné(f) (bleak → landscape, desert) dur, austère -
11 degrading treatment
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > degrading treatment
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12 bitter
bitter [ˈbɪtər]1. adjectivea. [taste] amerb. [cold, weather, wind] glacial ; [winter] rigoureuxc. [person, disappointment, reproach, tone] amer ; [argument, attack] acerbe ; [sorrow, suffering] cruel ; [hatred] profond ; [remorse] cuisant2. noun(British = beer) bière brune anglaise* * *['bɪtə(r)] 1. 2.1) ( sour) amer/-ère2) ( resentful) [person, memory, comment] amer/-èreshe felt bitter about the way they had treated her — la façon dont ils l'avaient traitée la remplissait d'amertume
3) ( fierce) [critic] acerbe; [hatred] profond; [attack, battle] féroce; [argument, feud] violent4) [weather, wind] glacial5) ( severe) [disappointment, truth] cruel/-elle; [blow] dur•• -
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14 grievous
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15 heartless
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16 nor
nor [nɔ:r]a. (following "neither") nib. ( = neither) I won't go and nor will you je n'irai pas et toi non plus* * *[nɔː(r), nə(r)]Note: If you want to know how to translate nor when used in combination with neither look at the entry neitherWhen used as a conjunction to show agreement or similarity with a negative statement, nor is very often translated by non plus: ‘I don't like him’ - ‘nor do I’ = ‘je ne l'aime pas’ - ‘moi non plus’; ‘he's not Spanish’ - ‘nor is John’ = ‘il n'est pas espagnol’ - ‘John non plus’; ‘I can't sleep’ - ‘nor can I’ = ‘je n'arrive pas à dormir’ - ‘moi non plus’When used to give additional information to a negative statement nor can very often be translated by non plus preceded by a negative verb: she hasn't written, nor has she telephoned = elle n'a pas écrit, et elle n'a pas téléphoné non plus; I do not wish to insult you, (but) nor do I wish to lose money = je ne veux pas vous offenser, mais je ne souhaite pas non plus perdre de l'argentFor examples and further uses of nor see the entry belowyou don't have to tell him, nor should you — tu n'es pas obligé de le lui dire, et même tu ne devrais pas
he was not a cruel man, nor a mean one — il n'était ni cruel, ni méchant
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17 unkind
unkind [ʌnˈkaɪnd]a. [person, remark, behaviour] méchant* * *[ʌn'kaɪnd]adjective [person, thought, act] pas très gentil/-ille; [remark] hostile; [climate, environment] rude; [fate] littér cruel/-elleto be unkind to somebody — ( by deed) ne pas être gentil avec quelqu'un; ( verbally) être méchant avec quelqu'un
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18 heartless
adjective (cruel; very unkind: a heartless remark.) cruel -
19 inhumane
[inhju'mein](unkind or cruel: inhumane treatment of prisoners-of-war.) cruel -
20 jibe
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