How is the word cruel translated from French to English

English translation
Vicious
adjective

Méchant et désireux de faire du mal.

Cruel and wanting to cause harm.

Examples with “cruel”

See how the word “cruel” is used in sentences

  • C'était une attaque cruelle. — It was a vicious attack.

  • Le chien a un aboiement malveillant qui effraie tout le monde. — The dog has a vicious bark that scares everyone.

  • Le chien agressif aboyait fort sur les inconnus. — The vicious dog barked loudly at strangers.

  • Elle est prise dans un cercle infernal d'endettement. — She is stuck in a vicious cycle of debt.

  • Ses paroles étaient cruelles et injustes. — His words were vicious and unfair.

  • Pourquoi est-il si malveillant avec ses collègues ? — Why is he being so vicious to his coworkers?

  • Fais attention ; ce chat a l'air agressif aujourd'hui. — Be careful; that cat looks vicious today.

  • Pouvons-nous briser ce cercle infernal ? — Can we break this vicious cycle somehow?

  • Elle a écrit une critique cruelle du petit restaurant. — She wrote a vicious review of the little restaurant.

  • Elle l'a mis en garde contre les rumeurs malveillantes qui circulent. — She warned him about the vicious rumors going around.

  • Le parc a des panneaux avertissant de la présence d'animaux agressifs. — The park has signs warning about vicious animals.

  • Le programme d'entraînement a créé un cercle infernal de stress. — The training program created a vicious cycle of stress.

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