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to be cruel to animals

  • 1 cruel

    (Brit.) - ll- grausam

    be cruel to animals — ein Tierquäler sein

    be cruel to be kind — in jemandes Interesse unbarmherzig sein müssen

    * * *
    ['kru:əl]
    1) (pleased at causing pain; merciless: He was cruel to his dog.) grausam
    2) (causing distress: a cruel disappointment.) unbarmherzig
    •
    - academic.ru/17547/cruelly">cruelly
    - cruelty
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    cru·el
    < BRIT -ll-,, AM usu - l- or more \cruel, most \cruel>
    [ˈkru:əl]
    1. (deliberately mean) grausam; remark gemein
    ▪ to be \cruel to sb zu jdm grausam sein
    a \cruel streak eine üble Phase
    \cruel tyranny blutige Tyrannei
    2. (harsh) hart; disappointment schrecklich
    a \cruel wind ein beißender Wind
    3.
    ▶ to be \cruel to be kind ( saying) jdm beinhart die Wahrheit sagen
    * * *
    ['krʊəl]
    adj
    grausam (to zu); remark, wit, critic, winter also unbarmherzig

    to 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] adj
    1. 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) gemein
    3. schrecklich, mörderisch (beide umg) (Hitze etc)
    * * *
    (Brit.) - ll- grausam
    * * *
    (to) adj.
    grausam (gegen) adj. adj.
    grausam adj.

    English-german dictionary > cruel

  • 2 cruel

    [kru:əl] a դաժան, անգութ, ծանր. a cruel woman/fate/disease դաժան կին, անգութ ճակատագիր, ծանր հիվանդություն. cruel to animals կենդանիների հանդեպ դաժան

    English-Armenian dictionary > cruel

  • 3 Tierquäler

    m animal abuser, person guilty of maltreating ( oder cruelty to) animals
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    Tier|quä|ler [-kvɛːlɐ]
    1. m -s, -,Tíér|quä|le|rin
    [-ərɪn]
    2. f -, -nen
    person who is cruel to animals

    ein Tíérquäler sein — to be cruel to animals

    * * *
    Tier·quä·ler(in)
    <-s, ->
    m(f) person who is cruel to animals
    * * *
    der; Tierquälers, Tierquäler, Tierquälerin die; Tierquäler, Tierquälernen person who is cruel to animals

    ein Tierquäler/eine Tierquälerin sein — be cruel to animals

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    Tierquäler m animal abuser, person guilty of maltreating ( oder cruelty to) animals
    * * *
    der; Tierquälers, Tierquäler, Tierquälerin die; Tierquäler, Tierquälernen person who is cruel to animals

    ein Tierquäler/eine Tierquälerin sein — be cruel to animals

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Tierquäler

  • 4 cruauté

    cruauté [kʀyote]
    feminine noun
    * * *
    kʀyote
    1) ( caractère) cruelty ( envers to)
    2) ( action cruelle) act of cruelty
    * * *
    kʀyote nf
    * * *
    1 ( caractère) cruelty (envers to); il est d'une cruauté incroyable envers les animaux he is unbelievably cruel to animals; traiter qn avec cruauté to treat sb cruelly;
    2 ( action cruelle) act of cruelty; subir des cruautés to be subjected to cruelty.
    [kryote] nom féminin
    1. [dureté] cruelty

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cruauté

  • 5 maltrattare

    mistreat, ill-treat
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    1 to ill-treat, to maltreat, to abuse, to mistreat (anche dir.): non mi farò maltrattare!, I won't be abused!; maltrattare gli animali, to ill-treat (o to be cruel to) animals
    2 (usare male) to misuse; (interpretare erroneamente) to misinterpret: maltrattare un libro, to mistreat a book; maltrattare una lingua, (parlarla male) to misuse a language; maltrattare un autore, la storia, to misinterpret an author, the history.
    * * *
    [maltrat'tare]
    verbo transitivo to ill-treat, to maltreat, to manhandle, to mishandle [persona, animale]; to mistreat, to handle roughly [ libri]
    * * *
    maltrattare
    /maltrat'tare/ [1]
    to ill-treat, to maltreat, to manhandle, to mishandle [persona, animale]; to mistreat, to handle roughly [ libri].

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > maltrattare

  • 6 dierenbeul

    n. someone who is very cruel to animals and mishandles them

    Holandés-inglés dicionario > dierenbeul

  • 7 Tierquäler

    Tier·quä·ler(in) <-s, -> m(f)
    person who is cruel to animals

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Tierquäler

  • 8 dierenbeul

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dierenbeul

  • 9 bárbaro

    adj.
    1 barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, beast-like.
    2 super.
    3 non-Greco-Roman.
    intj.
    super.
    m.
    barbarian, philistine, chuff, savage.
    * * *
    1 HISTORIA barbarian
    2 (cruel) barbaric, savage, cruel
    3 (temerario) daring
    4 familiar (grande) enormous, tremendous
    5 familiar (espléndido) fantastic, terrific
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 HISTORIA barbarian
    1
    ————————
    1
    * * *
    1. (f. - bárbara)
    noun m.
    2. (f. - bárbara)
    adj.
    1) barbarian, uncivilized
    * * *
    bárbaro, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) ( Hist) barbarian
    2) (=cruel) barbarous, cruel; (=espantoso) awful, frightful
    3) (=grosero) rough, uncouth; (=inculto) ignorant
    4) * (=increíble) tremendous *, smashing *

    un éxito bárbaro — a tremendous o smashing success *

    es un tío bárbaro — he's a great o fantastic guy *

    ¡qué bárbaro! — (=estupendo) great!, terrific!; (=horrible) how awful!

    2.
    ADV * (=estupendamente) brilliantly

    canta bárbaro — she signs brilliantly, she's a terrific singer

    3.
    EXCL Cono Sur * fine!, OK! *
    4. SM / F
    1) ( Hist) barbarian
    2) (=bruto) uncouth person

    gritó como un bárbaro — he gave a tremendous shout, he shouted like mad

    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    1) (Hist) barbarian
    2)

    no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there

    b) ( bruto)

    no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him

    3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantastic
    II
    adverbio (fam)
    III
    - ra masculino, femenino
    1) (Hist) Barbarian
    2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug

    comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse

    * * *
    2 = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.
    Nota: Adjetivo.
    Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
    Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.
    Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    1) (Hist) barbarian
    2)

    no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there

    b) ( bruto)

    no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him

    3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantastic
    II
    adverbio (fam)
    III
    - ra masculino, femenino
    1) (Hist) Barbarian
    2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug

    comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse

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    bárbaro1
    1 = savage, barbarian.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.

    bárbaro3
    3 = great, swell.

    Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.

    Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.

    2 = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.
    Nota: Adjetivo.

    Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

    Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.
    Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.

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    bárbaro1 -ra
    A ( Hist) barbarian
    B
    1
    (imprudente): no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there
    2
    (animal): el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar the brute made her cry
    no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass/cruel, don't tell him
    C ( fam)
    1
    (como intensificador): tengo un hambre bárbara/un sueño bárbaro I'm starving/absolutely bushed o ( BrE) whacked ( colloq), I'm incredibly hungry/tired ( colloq)
    hace un frío/calor bárbaro it's freezing (cold)/boiling (hot) ( colloq), it's incredibly cold/hot ( colloq)
    2 (estupendo, magnífico) super ( colloq), fantastic ( colloq)
    ¿te parece bien? — ¡bárbaro! do you think it's a good idea? — fantastic! ( colloq)
    ( fam):
    lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time ( colloq)
    me viene bárbaro it's super!, it's just what I needed!
    bárbaro3 -ra
    masculine, feminine
    A ( Hist) Barbarian
    los bárbaros the Barbarians
    B ( fam)
    (bruto): estos bárbaros me destrozaron la alfombra these louts ruined my carpet
    esos hinchas de fútbol son unos bárbaros those football fans behave like animals o are just a bunch of thugs
    esos bárbaros me han roto los cristales del coche those vandals o thugs have smashed my car windows
    comer como un bárbaro ( fam); to eat like a horse
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    bárbaro 1
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    1 (Hist) barbarian
    2 ( bruto):

    no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
    3 (fam) ( como intensificador) ‹casa/coche› fantastic;

    bárbaro 2 adverbio (fam):

    bárbaro 3 -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
    1 (Hist) Barbarian
    2 (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug
    bárbaro,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (cruel, despiadado) barbaric: fue un castigo bárbaro, it was a barbaric punishment
    2 (incivilizado, rudo) barbarous
    3 fam (en mucha cantidad) massive: tengo un cansancio bárbaro, I'm absolutely exhausted
    4 fam (fenomenal, maravilloso) fantastic, terrific
    5 Hist barbarian
    II m,f Hist barbarian
    ' bárbaro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bárbara
    English:
    barbarian
    - barbaric
    - boor
    - boorish
    - yahoo
    - swell
    * * *
    bárbaro, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. Hist barbarian
    2. [cruel] barbaric, cruel
    3. [bruto] uncouth, coarse;
    no seas bárbaro, desconecta primero el enchufe don't be such an idiot, take the plug out first
    4. Fam [excelente] fantastic, great;
    su último disco es bárbaro her latest record is fantastic o great;
    con esa falda estás bárbara you look fantastic o great in that skirt;
    es una persona bárbara she's a wonderful person;
    conseguí las entradas – ¡bárbaro! I got the tickets – great o fantastic!
    5. Fam [como intensificador]
    hacía un frío bárbaro it was dead cold;
    tengo una sed bárbara I'm dead thirsty
    ♦ nm,f
    1. Hist barbarian;
    los bárbaros the barbarians
    2. [persona bruta] brute, animal;
    el bárbaro de su marido le pega her brute of a husband beats her;
    unos bárbaros destrozaron la cabina telefónica some animals o Br yobs destroyed the phone Br box o US booth
    ♦ adv
    Fam [magníficamente]
    pasarlo bárbaro to have a wild time
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    I adj fam
    tremendous, awesome fam ;
    ¡qué bárbaro! amazing!, wicked! fam ;
    lo pasamos bárbaro fam we had a whale of a time
    II m, bárbara f fam
    punk fam
    * * *
    bárbaro adv, fam : wildly
    anoche lo pasamos bárbaro: we had a wild time last night
    bárbaro, -ra adj
    1) : barbarous, wild, uncivilized
    2) fam : great, fantastic
    bárbaro, -ra n
    : barbarian
    * * *
    1. (violento) brutal / violent
    2. (estupendo) fantastic / terrific

    Spanish-English dictionary > bárbaro

  • 10 crueldad

    f.
    1 cruelty.
    2 act of cruelty.
    3 cruel act, cruelty.
    * * *
    1 cruelty
    2 (dureza) harshness, severity
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=cualidad) cruelty
    2) (=acción) cruelty

    ¡es una crueldad! — that's so cruel!, it's such a cruel thing to do o say!

    * * *
    femenino cruelty
    * * *
    = cruelty, callousness, ruthlessness, inhumanity.
    Ex. Cruelty TO CHILDREN is quite clearly child abuse.
    Ex. Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.
    Ex. Aggression and ruthlessness are inappropriate in this context: the librarian must be sensitive to the realities of power and influence and be able to present library issues in a manner that demonstrates their importance to the academic community.
    Ex. Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.
    * * *
    femenino cruelty
    * * *
    = cruelty, callousness, ruthlessness, inhumanity.

    Ex: Cruelty TO CHILDREN is quite clearly child abuse.

    Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.
    Ex: Aggression and ruthlessness are inappropriate in this context: the librarian must be sensitive to the realities of power and influence and be able to present library issues in a manner that demonstrates their importance to the academic community.
    Ex: Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.

    * * *
    1 (cualidad) cruelty
    es difícil imaginar la crueldad con que los trataban it's hard to imagine just how cruelly they were treated
    2 (acción) cruelty
    las crueldades cometidas durante la guerra the cruelties o atrocities committed during the war
    es una crueldad privar a estos animales de su libertad it's cruel o it's cruelty to deprive these animals of their freedom
    Compuesto:
    mental cruelty
    * * *

    crueldad sustantivo femenino
    cruelty;

    crueldad mental mental cruelty
    crueldad sustantivo femenino cruelty

    ' crueldad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acusar
    - sadismo
    - saña
    English:
    ASPCA
    - cruelty
    - dearly
    - heartlessness
    - viciously
    - wanton
    - inhumanity
    * * *
    1. [de persona, acción] cruelty;
    mostró una crueldad inusitada he displayed extraordinary cruelty
    2. [acción cruel] act of cruelty;
    es una crueldad abandonar animales it's cruel to abandon animals
    3. [del clima] harshness
    * * *
    f cruelty
    * * *
    : cruelty
    * * *
    crueldad n cruelty

    Spanish-English dictionary > crueldad

  • 11 salvaje

    adj.
    1 wild (animal, terreno).
    el salvaje oeste the wild West
    2 savage (pueblo, tribu).
    3 brutal, savage (cruel, brutal).
    f. & m.
    1 savage (primitivo).
    2 brute (bruto).
    unos salvajes prendieron fuego a un inmigrante some inhuman brutes set fire to an immigrant
    * * *
    1 (planta) wild; (terreno) uncultivated
    2 (animal) wild
    3 (pueblo, tribu) savage, uncivilized
    5 (bruto) uncouth, boorish
    6 figurado (incontrolado) haphazard, uncontrolled
    3 (bruto) brute, boor
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    2) wild
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [planta, animal, tierra] wild
    2) (=no autorizado) [huelga] unofficial, wildcat; [construcción] unauthorized
    3) [pueblo, tribu] savage
    4) (=brutal) savage, brutal

    un salvaje asesinato — a brutal o savage murder

    5) LAm * (=estupendo) terrific *, smashing *
    2.
    SMF (lit, fig) savage
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) < animal> wild
    b) ( primitivo) < tribu> savage
    c) <vegetación/terreno> wild
    2) ( cruel) <persona/tortura> brutal; <ataque/matanza> savage
    II
    masculino y femenino ( primitivo) savage; ( bruto) (pey) animal, savage
    * * *
    = uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA], savage, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], swingeing, savage, barbarian, barbarian, in the wild, feral, brutish.
    Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    Ex. The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.
    Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.
    Ex. I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, ' in the wild'.
    Ex. The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.
    Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
    ----
    * crecer salvaje = grow + rampant.
    * flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].
    * gato salvaje = feral cat.
    * monte salvaje = backcountry.
    * regiones salvajes de Africa, las = wilds of Africa, the.
    * vida salvaje = wildlife.
    * zonas salvajes del interior = back country.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) < animal> wild
    b) ( primitivo) < tribu> savage
    c) <vegetación/terreno> wild
    2) ( cruel) <persona/tortura> brutal; <ataque/matanza> savage
    II
    masculino y femenino ( primitivo) savage; ( bruto) (pey) animal, savage
    * * *
    = uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA], savage, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], swingeing, savage, barbarian, barbarian, in the wild, feral, brutish.

    Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.

    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.
    Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.
    Ex: I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, ' in the wild'.
    Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.
    Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
    * crecer salvaje = grow + rampant.
    * flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].
    * gato salvaje = feral cat.
    * monte salvaje = backcountry.
    * regiones salvajes de Africa, las = wilds of Africa, the.
    * vida salvaje = wildlife.
    * zonas salvajes del interior = back country.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹animal› wild
    2 (primitivo) ‹tribu› savage
    3 ‹vegetación/terreno› wild
    B (cruel) ‹persona/tortura› brutal; ‹ataque/matanza› savage
    hay que ser salvaje para decirle eso a una pobre anciana ( fam); you have to be pretty cruel o brutal o nasty to say a thing like that to an old lady ( colloq)
    se vuelve muy salvaje cuando está borracho he gets very vicious o brutal when he's drunk
    C ‹construcción› uncontrolled, illegal; ‹camping› unauthorized
    para controlar la colocación salvaje de carteles to control illegal o unauthorized bill posting
    1 (primitivo) savage
    2 ( pey) (bruto) animal, savage
    te comportaste como un salvaje you behaved like a savage o an animal
    * * *

     

    salvaje adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹ animal› wild

    b) ( primitivo) ‹ tribu› savage

    c) ‹vegetación/terreno› wild

    2 ( cruel) ‹persona/tortura› brutal;
    ‹ataque/matanza› savage
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( primitivo) savage;
    ( bruto) (pey) animal, savage
    salvaje
    I adjetivo
    1 Bot Zool wild: el tigre es un animal salvaje, the tiger is a wild animal
    2 (terreno) uncultivated
    3 (cultura, tribu) savage
    4 (comportamiento) cruel, brutal
    5 (incontrolable, imparable) huelga salvaje, protracted strike
    6 pey (inculto, maleducado) uncouth
    (zoquete) thick: no seas salvaje, claro que fue Colón, don't be so thick, of course it was Columbus
    II m, f
    1savage
    2 fam (bruto) animal, savage
    ' salvaje' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brava
    - bravo
    - lado
    - selvática
    - selvático
    - bestia
    - indomable
    English:
    abundance
    - frazzled
    - loose
    - rice
    - savage
    - savagely
    - wild
    - wilderness
    - wildness
    - cut
    - vicious
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [animal] wild
    2. [planta, terreno] wild
    3. [pueblo, tribu] savage
    4. [cruel, brutal] brutal, savage;
    se escuchó una explosión salvaje there was a massive explosion;
    el capitalismo salvaje ruthless capitalism
    5. [incontrolado]
    acampada salvaje unauthorized camping;
    una huelga salvaje an unofficial strike, a wildcat strike;
    vertidos salvajes illegal dumping
    ♦ nmf
    1. [primitivo] savage
    2. [bruto] brute;
    unos salvajes prendieron fuego a un inmigrante some inhuman brutes set fire to an immigrant;
    la salvaje de tu hermana ha suspendido todas las asignaturas your thick sister has failed every subject;
    es un salvaje, se comió un pollo él sólo he's an animal, he ate a whole chicken by himself;
    eres un salvaje, ¿cómo tratas así a tu madre? you're a monster, how can you treat your mother like that?
    * * *
    I adj
    1 animal wild
    2 ( bruto) brutal
    II m/f savage
    * * *
    salvaje adj
    1) : wild
    animales salvajes: wild animals
    2) : savage, cruel
    3) : primitive, uncivilized
    salvaje nmf
    : savage
    * * *
    salvaje adj
    1. (animal) wild
    2. (tribu) savage

    Spanish-English dictionary > salvaje

  • 12 Tierquälerei

    f cruelty to ( oder mistreatment of) animals oder pets; umg., fig. cruelty to animals; diese Haltung ist Tierquälerei keeping animals in these conditions is cruel(ty), this type of husbandry is inhumane geh.
    * * *
    die Tierquälerei
    cruelty to animals
    * * *
    Tier|quä|le|rei
    f
    cruelty to animals; (fig inf) cruelty to dumb animals
    * * *
    Tier·quä·le·rei
    [ˈt:iɐ̯kvɛlərai]
    f animal cruelty, cruelty to animals
    * * *
    die cruelty to animals
    * * *
    Tierquälerei f cruelty to ( oder mistreatment of) animals oder pets; umg, fig cruelty to animals;
    diese Haltung ist Tierquälerei keeping animals in these conditions is cruel(ty), this type of husbandry is inhumane geh
    * * *
    die cruelty to animals
    * * *
    f.
    cruelty to animals n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Tierquälerei

  • 13 slaughter

    ['slo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slagtning; blodbad
    2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slagtning
    2. verb
    1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slagte
    2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) slagte
    3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slagte
    •
    * * *
    ['slo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slagtning; blodbad
    2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slagtning
    2. verb
    1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slagte
    2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) slagte
    3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slagte
    •

    English-Danish dictionary > slaughter

  • 14 savage

    ['sævi‹] 1. adjective
    1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) vild
    2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) vild; brutal
    2. verb
    (to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) angribe
    3. noun
    1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) vild
    2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) vild person; barbarisk person
    •
    - savageness
    - savagery
    * * *
    ['sævi‹] 1. adjective
    1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) vild
    2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) vild; brutal
    2. verb
    (to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) angribe
    3. noun
    1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) vild
    2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) vild person; barbarisk person
    •
    - savageness
    - savagery

    English-Danish dictionary > savage

  • 15 cage

    [kei‹] 1. noun
    1) (a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals: The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage.) bur
    2) (a lift in a mine.) mineelevator
    2. verb
    (to put in a cage: Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals.) bure inde
    * * *
    [kei‹] 1. noun
    1) (a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals: The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage.) bur
    2) (a lift in a mine.) mineelevator
    2. verb
    (to put in a cage: Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals.) bure inde

    English-Danish dictionary > cage

  • 16 unkind

    adjective

    be unkind to somebody/animals — jemanden/Tiere schlecht behandeln

    * * *
    (cruel or harsh: You were very unkind to her.) unfreundlich
    * * *
    un·kind
    [ʌnˈkaɪnd]
    1. (not kind) unfreundlich
    ▪ to be \unkind of sb [to do sth] gemein [o nicht nett] von jdm sein[, etw zu tun]
    that was \unkind of you das war nicht nett von dir
    ▪ to be \unkind to sb unfreundlich zu jdm sein
    to be \unkind to animals Tiere schlecht behandeln
    \unkind critics ungnädige Kritiker
    2. pred (not gentle)
    to be \unkind to hair/skin/surfaces die Haare/die Haut/Oberflächen angreifen
    * * *
    [ʌn'kaɪnd]
    adj (+er)
    1) person, remark, action (= not nice) unfreundlich, nicht nett; (= cruel) lieblos, gemein; (= harsh) climate, country, action schlecht (to für)

    don't be ( so) unkind! — das ist aber gar nicht nett (von dir)!

    she was unkind enough to say that... — sie hatte die Unfreundlichkeit zu sagen, dass...

    to be unkind to animals — nicht gut zu Tieren sein

    fate has been very unkind to him —

    it would be unkind not to tell him the truth — es wäre gemein, ihm nicht die Wahrheit zu sagen

    2) (SPORT) bounce unglücklich
    * * *
    unkind adj (adv unkindly) unfreundlich (to zu)
    * * *
    adjective

    be unkind to somebody/animals — jemanden/Tiere schlecht behandeln

    * * *
    adj.
    lieblos adj.
    unfreundlich adj.

    English-german dictionary > unkind

  • 17 infame

    adj.
    1 vile, base.
    2 infamous, wicked.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: infamar.
    * * *
    1 (vil) despicable, vile
    2 (muy malo) awful, terrible
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (=odioso) [persona] odious; [tarea] thankless
    2.
    SMF vile person, villain
    * * *
    I
    a) (vil, cruel) < persona> loathsome, despicable; <acción/comportamiento> unspeakable, disgraceful
    b) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) horrible, terrible
    II
    masculino y femenino loathsome o despicable person
    * * *
    = slanderous, infamous, despicable, unholy, notorious, dastardly, beyond evil, loathsome.
    Ex. That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.
    Ex. The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.
    Ex. Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.
    Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
    Ex. Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.
    Ex. A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
    Ex. What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.
    Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
    ----
    * coalición infame = unholy alliance.
    * * *
    I
    a) (vil, cruel) < persona> loathsome, despicable; <acción/comportamiento> unspeakable, disgraceful
    b) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) horrible, terrible
    II
    masculino y femenino loathsome o despicable person
    * * *
    = slanderous, infamous, despicable, unholy, notorious, dastardly, beyond evil, loathsome.

    Ex: That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.

    Ex: The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.
    Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.
    Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
    Ex: Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.
    Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
    Ex: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.
    Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
    * coalición infame = unholy alliance.

    * * *
    1 (vil, cruel) ‹persona› loathsome, despicable; ‹acción/comportamiento› monstrous, unspeakable, disgraceful
    2 ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) horrible, terrible
    hizo un tiempo infame we had foul o terrible o vile o horrible weather ( colloq)
    loathsome o despicable person
    * * *

    Del verbo infamar: ( conjugate infamar)

    infamé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    infame es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    infamar    
    infame
    infame
    I adjetivo
    1 (pésimo, horrible) dreadful, awful
    una obra de teatro infame, a dreadful play
    2 (persona) infamous, vile
    II mf vile person
    ' infame' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    indigna
    - indigno
    English:
    base
    - infamous
    - vile
    - wicked
    * * *
    infame adj
    1. [persona] vile, base
    2. Fam [libro, película] dire, dreadful;
    vivían en una casa infame they lived in a dreadful house
    * * *
    adj vile, loathsome; ( terrible) dreadful, awful
    * * *
    infame adj
    1) : infamous
    2) : loathsome, vile
    tiempo infame: terrible weather

    Spanish-English dictionary > infame

  • 18 feroz

    adj.
    1 fierce, ferocious (animal, bestia).
    2 cruel, savage (criminal, asesino).
    3 terrible (intenso) (dolor, angustia).
    tenía un hambre feroz he was ravenous o starving
    la competencia es feroz the competition is fierce
    4 horrendous, dreadful.
    * * *
    ► adjetivo (pl feroces)
    1 fierce, ferocious
    \
    el lobo feroz the big bad wolf
    * * *
    adj.
    fierce, ferocious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=salvaje) fierce, ferocious

    tengo un hambre feroz — I'm starving, I'm famished

    2) (=cruel) cruel
    3) LAm (=feo) ugly
    * * *
    a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violent

    tengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)

    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)
    * * *
    = fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.
    Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
    ----
    * crítica feroz = hatchet job.
    * * *
    a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violent

    tengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)

    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)
    * * *
    = fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.

    Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.

    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
    * crítica feroz = hatchet job.

    * * *
    1 ‹animal› ferocious, fierce; ‹ataque/mirada› fierce, vicious; ‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent; ‹fanatismo› fierce
    bajo el feroz sol del mediodía beneath the fierce midday sun
    se desató una feroz tempestad a fierce o violent storm was unleashed ( liter)
    tengo un hambre feroz ( fam); I'm ravenous o starved ( colloq)
    2 (Col, Méx fam) (feo) horrendous ( colloq)
    un verde feroz a ghastly o horrendous green ( colloq)
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    algo feroz    
    feroz
    feroz adjetivo
    a) ‹ animal› ferocious, fierce;

    ‹ataque/mirada/odio› fierce, vicious;
    ‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent
    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)

    feroz adjetivo fierce, ferocious: tengo un hambre feroz, I'm ravenous
    una crítica feroz, savage criticism
    ' feroz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bestia
    - un
    English:
    cutthroat
    - destroy
    - ferocious
    - fierce
    - glare
    - rat race
    - ravenous
    - savage
    - cut
    - furious
    - hard
    - vicious
    * * *
    feroz adj
    1. [animal, bestia] fierce, ferocious
    2. [criminal, asesino] cruel, savage
    3. [intenso] [tempestad] fierce, violent;
    [dolor, angustia] terrible;
    tenía un hambre feroz I was ravenous o starving;
    la competencia es feroz the competition is fierce;
    lanzó un ataque feroz contra la propuesta del gobierno he launched a fierce attack against the government's proposal
    4. Fam [enorme] massive;
    agarraron una feroz borrachera they got terribly o incredibly drunk
    * * *
    adj fierce; ( cruel) cruel
    * * *
    feroz adj, pl feroces fiero: ferocious, fierce
    ♦ ferozmente adv
    * * *
    feroz adj fierce / ferocious

    Spanish-English dictionary > feroz

  • 19 slaughter

    'slo:tə
    1. noun
    1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) masacre
    2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) matanza

    2. verb
    1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) matar, sacrificar
    2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) matar brutalmente, masacrar
    3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) dar una paliza
    •
    1. matanza / masacre
    2. matanza
    1. matar / masacrar
    2. matar / sacrificar
    tr['slɔːtəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (of animals) matanza; (of people) carnicería, matanza
    1 (animals) matar, sacrificar; (people) matar brutalmente; (in large numbers) masacrar, exterminar
    2 familiar (defeat) dar una paliza a
    slaughter ['slɔt̬ər] vt
    1) butcher: matar (animales)
    2) massacre: masacrar (personas)
    1) : matanza f (de animales)
    2) massacre: masacre f, carnicería f
    n.
    • degüello s.m.
    • matanza s.f.
    • sacrificio s.m.
    v.
    • carnear v.
    • matar v.
    • sacrificar v.

    I 'slɔːtər, 'slɔːtə(r)
    mass noun
    a) ( of animals) matanza f
    b) ( massacre) masacre f, matanza f, carnicería f

    II
    a) ( kill) \<\<pig/cattle\>\> matar, carnear (CS); \<\<civiliansoops\>\> matar salvajemente, masacrar
    b) ( defeat) (colloq) \<\<opponent/team\>\> darle* una paliza a (fam)
    ['slɔːtǝ(r)]
    1.
    N [of animals] matanza f, sacrificio m ; [of persons] matanza f, carnicería f
    2. VT
    1) (=kill) [+ animals] matar, sacrificar; [+ person, people] matar brutalmente
    2) (Sport etc) * (=beat) dar una paliza a *
    * * *

    I ['slɔːtər, 'slɔːtə(r)]
    mass noun
    a) ( of animals) matanza f
    b) ( massacre) masacre f, matanza f, carnicería f

    II
    a) ( kill) \<\<pig/cattle\>\> matar, carnear (CS); \<\<civilians/troops\>\> matar salvajemente, masacrar
    b) ( defeat) (colloq) \<\<opponent/team\>\> darle* una paliza a (fam)

    English-spanish dictionary > slaughter

  • 20 उग्र _ugra

    उग्र a. [उच्-रन् गश्चान्तादेशः Uṇ.2.28]
    1 Fierce, cruel, ferocious, savage (as a look &c.); ˚दर्शनः having a fierce or cruel look.
    -2 Formidable, terrific, frightful; सिंहनिपातमुग्रम् R.2.5; Bg.11.3; Ms.6.75,12.75; ˚दन्तः, ˚नासिकः &c.
    -3 Powerful, mighty, strong, vio- lent, intense; उग्रातपां वेलाम् Ś.3 intensely hot. उग्रशोकाम् Me.115 v. l.; निखिलरसायनराजो गन्धेनोग्रेण लशुन इव Bv. Sharp, pungent, hot,
    -5 High, noble. यत्र भगवानास्ते वाल्मीकिसुग्रधीः Rām.7.49.1.
    -6 Angry, passionate, wrathful.
    -7 Ready to do any work, industrious.
    -ग्रः 1 N. of Śiva or Rudra; जघ्ने$द्भुतैणवपुषा$$श्रमतो$- पकृष्टो मारीचमाशु विशिखेन यथा कमुग्रः Bhāg.9.1.1.
    -2 N. of a mixed tribe, descendant of a Kṣatriya father and Śūdra mother (his business being to catch or kill animals dwelling in holes, such as snakes; cf. क्षत्रियाच्छूद्रकन्यायां क्रूराचारविहारवान् । क्षत्रशूद्र- वपुर्जन्तुरुग्रो नाम प्रजायते ॥ Ms.1.9,13,15.).
    -3 N. of a tree शोभाञ्जनवृक्ष (Mar. शेवगा).
    -4 A group of five asterisms; their names are:- पूर्वाफल्गुनी, पूर्वाषाढा, पूर्वाभाद्रपदा, मघा and भरणी.
    -5 N. of a country called Kerala (Modern Malabar).
    -6 The sentiment called रौद्र.
    -7 Wind.
    -8 A royal attendant (like उग्र tribe); उग्राः प्रत्येनसः सूतग्रामण्यः Bṛi. Up.4.3.37.
    -ग्रा 1 N. of different plants; वचा, यवानी, धन्याक. (Mar. वेखंड, ओवा, मेथी).
    -2 A cruel woman.
    -ग्री A kind of being belonging to the class of demons; य उग्रीणामुग्रबाहुर्ययुः Av.4.24.2.
    -ग्रम् 1 A certain deadly poison, the root of Aconitum Ferox (वत्सनाभविषम्; Mar. बचनाग).
    -2 Wrath, anger.
    -Comp. -ईशः the mighty or terrible lord, N. of Śiva.
    -कर्मन् n. fierce in action, cruel.
    -काण्डः a sort of gourd (कारवेल).
    -काली form of Durgā.
    -गन्ध a. strong- smelling.
    (-न्धः) 1 the Cahmpaka tree.
    -2 N. of other trees also; कटुफल, अर्जकवृक्ष.
    -3 garlic.
    (-न्धा) 1 Orris root.
    -2 a medicinal plant.
    -3 N. of various plants; यवानी, वचा, अजमोदा. (
    -न्धम्) Asafœtida.
    -गन्धिन् a. strong-smelling.
    -चयः a strong desire.
    -चारिणी, -चण्डा N. of Durgā.
    -जाति a. base-born.
    -तारा N. of a goddess.
    -तेजस् a. endowed with powerful or terrible energy.
    -दंष्ट्र a. having terrific teeth.
    -दण्ड a. ruling with a rod of iron, stern, cruel, relentless; Pt.3.
    -ण्डः Stern rule; तस्योग्रदण्डसंविग्नाः सर्वे लोकाः सपालकाः । अन्यत्रालब्धशरणाः शरणं ययुरच्युतम् ॥ Bhāg.7.4.21.
    -दर्शन, -रूप a. frightful in appearance, fierce-looking, grim, terrible.
    -दुहितृ f. the daughter of a powerful man.
    -धन्वन् a. having a powerful bow. (m.) N. of Śiva and Indra; पिङ्गस्तमुग्रधन्वा कृणोतु हृदयाविधम् Av.8.6.18.
    -नासिक a. large-nosed.
    -पीठम् A ground plan in which the whole area is divided into 36 equal parts (Mānasāra 7.7).
    -पुत्र a. born in a mighty family. (
    -त्रः) N. of Kārttikeya.
    -पूति a. horribly stinking; Māl.5.16.
    -रेतस् m. a form of Rudra.
    -वीर a. having powerful men.
    -वीर्यः Assafœtida (Mar. हिंग).
    -शासन a. strict in orders, severe in commands.
    -शेखरा 'crest of Śiva'. N. of the Ganges.
    -शोक a. sorely-grieving, deeply afflicted.
    -श्रवस् (see वृद्धश्रवस्) N. of the son of रोमहर्षण. उग्रश्रवाः पुरा सूतो रोमहर्षणसंभवः Bm.1.2.
    -श्रवणदर्शन a. terrible to hear and see.
    -सेनः 1 N. of a son of Dhṛitarāṣṭra.
    -2 N. of a king of Mathurā and father of Kaṁsa. He was deposed by his son; but Kṛiṣṇa after having slain Kaṁsa restored him to the throne. (
    -ना) N. of the wife of Akrūra; ˚जः N. of Kaṁsa, the uncle and enemy of Krisna.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > उग्र _ugra

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  • cruel*/*/ — [ˈkruːəl] adj 1) causing pain to people or animals I can t bear to see people being cruel to animals.[/ex] 2) making someone unhappy or upset Closing the school would be a cruel blow to this community.[/ex] cruelly adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • cruel — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

  • Animals in sport — are a specific form of working animals. Many animals, at least in more commercial sports, are highly trained. Two of the most common animals in sport are horses and dogs.Many organisations are dedicated to prevent cruelty to animals, with… …   Wikipedia

  • ANIMALS, CRUELTY TO — (Heb. צַעַר בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים, ẓa ar ba alei ḥayyim; lit. pain of living things ). Moral and legal rules concerning the treatment of animals are based on the principle that animals are part of God s creation toward which man bears responsibility.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Cruel to Be Young — Studio album by Jonezetta Released September 16, 2008 Genre Indie Label …   Wikipedia

  • cruel — 01. The children were very [cruel] to the little boy, hitting him, and calling him names until he started to cry. 02. I think it s awfully [cruel] to leave a dog in the house all day by itself. 03. She treats her dog really [cruelly]. She never… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • cruel */*/ — UK [ˈkruːəl] / US [ˈkruəl] adjective Word forms cruel : adjective cruel comparative crueller superlative cruellest 1) a) someone who is cruel enjoys causing pain to other people or animals, or enjoys making them unhappy or upset a cruel parent… …   English dictionary

  • cruel — cru|el [ kruəl ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is cruel enjoys causing pain to other people or animals, or enjoys making them unhappy or upset: a cruel parent cruel to: How could you be so cruel to someone who never did you any harm? a ) used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cruel — cru|el S3 [ˈkru:əl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin crudelis, from crudus; CRUDE1] 1.) making someone suffer or feel unhappy ▪ His death was a cruel blow . ▪ Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel. 2.) deliberately hurting people …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cruel — adjective 1 causing unfair or unnecessary pain or suffering: a cruel twist of fate | a cruel blow (=a sudden event that is painful and unfair): My brother s death was a cruel blow. 2 deliberately making people or animals suffer: The older kids… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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