Polyglot Dictionary

cruel

/kɾuˈel/

adjective B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

plural
crueles

Meaning

  1. cruel

    • Fue una decisión cruel.

      It was a cruel decision.

Similar words

brutal

Close synonyms for "brutal, cruel."

Similar in other languages

German

grausam

grausam is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cruel."

Portuguese

cruel

cruel is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cruel."

Practice

1 What does cruel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue una decisión ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cruel?

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