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brutal

/ˈbɹu.təl/ adjectif B2

En français : brutal

  1. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner. · The game was brutal, but after a bloodbath he finally won.
  2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  3. Harsh; unrelenting.
  4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
  5. In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs. (figuratively)
  6. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness. · brutal honesty
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Holmes, when I heard a shocking story of how he had turned a cat loose in an aviary, and I was so horrified at his brutal cruelty that I would have nothing more to do with him.’ She rummaged in a bureau, and presently she produced a photograph of a woman, shamefully defaced and mutilated with a knife.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 50 · C1
The blunt accusation, the brutal tap upon the shoulder—what can one make of such a denouement?
The Valley of Fear, p. 86 · C1
I nearly asked him so—for there are times when a brutal frontal attack is the best policy—but I judged it better to let him think he had fooled us.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 78 · B2
With his brutal and violent nature, others would have to pay the price if we held our hands.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 120 · C1

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