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cruellement

French → English

adv//kʁy.ɛl.mɑ̃//

(intensity) Painfully/Severely: in a way that causes great physical or mental suffering

Son pied le faisait souffrir cruellement à cause de ses chaussures trop serrées.

(English) His foot was causing him to suffer painfully because of his shoes being too tight.

Il a été cruellement blessé lors de l'accident de voiture.

(English) He was severely injured during the car accident.

adv//kʁy.ɛl.mɑ̃//

(manner) Cruelly: in a heartless, ruthless, or malicious way with the intent to hurt

Le tyran traitait cruellement ses prisonniers pour obtenir des aveux.

(English) The tyrant treated his prisoners cruelly to obtain confessions.

Il a été cruellement trompé par ceux en qui il avait toute confiance.

(English) He was cruelly deceived by those in whom he had total trust.

Entry ID: fr:en:cruellement · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary