brutal

bru·tal

 (bro͞ot′l)

adj.

1. Extremely ruthless or cruel.

2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.

3. Harsh; unrelenting: a brutal winter in the Arctic.

4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating: spoke with brutal honesty.

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bru′tal·ly adv.

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brutal

(ˈbruːtəl)

adj

1. cruel; vicious; savage

2. extremely honest or coarse in speech or manner

3. harsh; severe; extreme: brutal cold.

bruˈtality n

ˈbrutally adv

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bru•tal

(ˈbrut l)

adj.

1. savage; cruel; inhuman.

2. crude; coarse: brutal language.

3. harsh; severe: a brutal storm.

4. accurate or direct, but displeasing: a brutal fact.

5. of or pertaining to animals; beastly.

[1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin brūtālis]

bru′tal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	brutal - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" barbarous, cruel, fell, savage, vicious, roughshod inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
	2.	brutal - harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter" unrelenting intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	3.	brutal - resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" bestial, brute, brutish, beastly inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
	4.	brutal - disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

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brutal

adjective

1. cruel, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, callous, sadistic, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, inhumane, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, uncivilized, hard-hearted He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
cruel kind, gentle, humane, civilized, merciful, soft-hearted

2. harsh, tough, severe, rough, rude, indifferent, insensitive, callous, merciless, unconcerned, uncaring, gruff, bearish, tactless, unfeeling, impolite, uncivil, unmannerly She spoke with a brutal honesty.
harsh sensitive, refined, polite

3. bestial, animal, beastly, crude, coarse, sensual, brute, carnal, brutish a kind of frank and brutal passion

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brutal

adjective

Causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort:

bitter, hard, harsh, rough, severe.

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Translations

، قاسٍ جِدّا، وَحْشيوَحُشِيّ

brutálnísurový

brutalrå

brutalgrausam

κτηνώδης

brutal

raaka

brutalgrognonquinteuxatroce

brutalan

grimmur, hrottalegur

brutaleefferatobelluino

残忍な

잔인한

žvėriškas

bruut

brutal

brutalny

brutal

жестокийживотныйзвериный

okruten

brutal

โหดร้าย

vahşivahşîzalim

tàn bạo

残忍的

brutal

[ˈbruːtl] ADJ

1. (= savage) [person, murder, attack] → brutal; [tone, remark] → cruel
the government's brutal treatment of political prisoners → la brutalidad or la crueldad con la que el gobierno trata a los prisioneros políticos

2. (= stark) [honesty, frankness] → descarnada; [reality] → crudo; [change] → brutal

3. (= harsh) [weather, climate] → crudo, riguroso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brutal

[ˈbruːt^əl] adj [killing, suppression] → brutal(e); [scene, film] → violent(e); [frankness, honesty] → brutal(e); [person] → brutal(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

brutal

adj → brutal

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

brutal

[ˈbruːtl] adj → brutale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

brute

(bruːt) noun

1. an animal other than man. My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; (also adjective) brute force. dier, ondier وَحْش животно animal zvíře(cí) das Vieh kræ; brutal; rå ζώο, κτήνοςanimal, bestia loom, loomalik حیوان peto bête, brutalחיה वहशी beštija állat binatang bestia; bruto 獣 짐승 žvėris, gyvulys; grubus dzīvnieks; lops; dzīvnieka-; dzīvniecisks tidak berakal beest; bruutdyr; rå, grov, dyrisk zwierzę, bydlę حیوان animal dobitoc; brută животное; животныи, грубыи zviera; zvierací žival; živalski, zverinski životinja kräk; rå สัตว์เดรัจฉาน hayvan; hayvanî 畜生 тварина; жорстокий انسان کے علاوہ کوئی جانور، حیوان súc vật 畜生

2. a cruel person. woestaard, wreedaard إِنْسانٌ قاسٍ жесток човек bruto surovec das Scheusal børste κτήνος, βάναυσος άνθρωπος bruto jõhkard آدم وحشی و احمق raakalainen brute פֶּרֶא אָדַם क्रूर nečovjek „vadállat” orang kejam bruto, persona brutale 人でなし 잔인한 사람 žvėris brutāls cilvēks; zvērs orang yang ganas bruutbrutal fyr, umenneske brutal وحشی او احمق سړی bruto brută скотина surovec okrutnež grubijan brutal människa, odjur มนุษย์ที่ดุร้ายเยี่ยงสัตว์ป่า zalim kimse, hayvan 殘忍無情的人 тварюка اوچھا آدمی kẻ vũ phu 残忍的人

ˈbrutal adjective

very cruel or severe. a brutal beating. onmenslike, wreedaardige ، قاسٍ جِدّا، وَحْشي безмилостен brutal surový brutal rå; brutal κτηνώδηςbrutal toores وحشیانه brutaali brutal אַכזָרִי क्रूर, निर्दयी, बर्ब, नृशंस, कठोर brautalan brutális kejam sekali brutale 残忍な 무자비한 žiaurus, brutalus brutāls; nežēlīgs ganas wreed, niets ontziend brutalbrutalny په وحشی ډول brutal brutal жестокий, зверский krutý okrutno brutalan brutal โหดร้าย vahşî, zalim 殘忍的 брутальний; жорстокий حیوان صفت ، وحشی dã man 残忍的

bruˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun

onmenslikheid, wreedaardigheid وَحْشِيَّه، قَسْوَه شَديدَه жестокост brutalidade brutalita, surovost die Brutalität råhed; brutalitet κτηνωδίαbrutalidad toorus وحشیگری brutaalius brutalitéאכזריות क्रूरता brutalnost embertelenség kekejaman brutalità 残忍性 잔인함 žiaurumas, brutalumas brutalitāte; nežēlība dengan ganas gewelddadigheidbrutalitetbrutalność وحشت کول brutalidade brutalitate жестокость, зверство brutalita okrutnost brutalnost brutalitet ความเหี้ยมโหด vahşîlik, zalimlik 殘忍 брутальність; жорстокість بے رحمی sự dã man 残忍

ˈbrutish adjective

of, or like, a brute. brutish manners. onmenslike, dierlike مائِلٌ إلى الوَحْشِيَّه животински bruto hrubý, brutální roh rå; brutal κτηνώδης, χυδαίοςbrutal elajalik وحشی؛ بی شعور eläimellinen de brute חייתי क्रूरता से okrutan állati(as) seperti binatang brutale, da bruto 獣のような 야만적인 žvėriškas, grubus brutāls; nežēlīgs; dzīvniecisks keganasan grofrå, brutal, bestialskzwierzęcy, chamski وحشی، بی شعور abrutalhado brutal грубый, звероподобный brutálny surov brutalan djurisk, rå เยี่ยงสัตว์เดรัจฉาน hayvanca, hayvan gibi 沒有人性的 жорстокий, звірський اوچھے طریقے سے hung ác 畜生般的，野蛮的

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brutal

→ وَحُشِيّ brutální brutal brutal κτηνώδης brutal raaka brutal brutalan brutale 残忍な 잔인한 bruut brutal brutalny brutal жестокий brutal โหดร้าย vahşi tàn bạo 残忍的

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brutal

a. brutal, bruto-a.

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