brute
French → English
(behavior) Brute: a person who is cruel, violent, or lacks reason and intelligence
Ce n’est pas une brute, il a simplement eu une r)action maladroite.
(English) He is not a brute; he simply had a clumsy reaction.
Il s’est lanc) comme une brute dans le tunnel sans r)fl)chir.
(English) He rushed like a brute into the tunnel without thinking.
(informal) Pro: a person who is exceptionally skilled or "a beast" at a task
Il est devenu une v)ritable brute en vocabulaire de langues )trang(res.
(English) He has become a total pro at foreign language vocabulary.
C'est une brute en math)matiques, il r)sout tout en deux secondes.
(English) He is a beast at math; he solves everything in two seconds.
Entry ID: fr:en:brute · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary