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he gave him a severe punishment

  • 1 severo

    1 (grave) severe, harsh
    2 (riguroso) strict
    3 (clima) harsh, severe, bleak
    4 (estilo) stark, severe
    * * *
    (f. - severa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=riguroso) [persona] severe, harsh; [padre, profesor, disciplina] strict; [castigo, crítica] harsh; [estipulaciones] stringent; [condiciones] harsh, stringent
    2) (=duro) [invierno] severe, hard; [frío] bitter
    3) (=austero) [vestido, moda] severe; [actitud] stern
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo <padre/profesor> strict; < castigo> severe, harsh; < invierno> hard, severe
    * * *
    = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stringent, stern, unfeeling, hard-line.
    Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
    Ex. Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
    Ex. When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.
    Ex. There are two good reasons for this stern rule.
    Ex. The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
    Ex. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
    ----
    * severo castigo = severe punishment.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo <padre/profesor> strict; < castigo> severe, harsh; < invierno> hard, severe
    * * *
    = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stringent, stern, unfeeling, hard-line.

    Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

    Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
    Ex: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.
    Ex: There are two good reasons for this stern rule.
    Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
    Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
    * severo castigo = severe punishment.

    * * *
    severo -ra
    ‹padre/profesor› strict; ‹castigo› severe, harsh
    sigue un régimen muy severo he's on a very strict diet
    fue uno de los inviernos más severos que recuerde it was one of the most severe winters I can ever remember
    * * *

    severo
    ◊ -ra adjetivo ‹padre/profesor› strict;


    ‹ castigo› severe, harsh;
    ‹ invierno› hard, severe;
    ‹dieta/régimen› strict
    severo,-a adjetivo
    1 (actitud, carácter) strict
    (gesto) stern
    2 (juicio, castigo, crítica) severe
    3 (clima) harsh
    ' severo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    severa
    - blando
    - duro
    - fama
    English:
    dour
    - easy-going
    - grim
    - hard
    - harsh
    - mild
    - puritanical
    - severe
    - sharp
    - stern
    - stiff
    - stringent
    - tough
    - tough-minded
    - heavy
    - lenient
    - strict
    * * *
    severo, -a adj
    1. [persona] strict;
    [castigo] severe, harsh
    2. [clima] harsh, severe;
    [enfermedad] serious
    3. [gesto, aspecto] stern
    * * *
    adj severe
    * * *
    severo, -ra adj
    1) : harsh, severe
    2) estricto: strict
    ♦ severamente adv
    * * *
    severo adj
    1. (persona) strict
    2. (castigo) severe
    3. (invierno, etc) harsh

    Spanish-English dictionary > severo

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