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harsh adjective

1. (punishment, measures) sévère;
   (tone, regime, person) dur/-e;
   (conditions) difficile;

2. (light, colour) cru/-e;
   (sound) rude, dur/-e à l'oreille.

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'harsh' found in these entries:

English:

rough - severe

French:

agressif - âpre - cru - décaper - dur - implacable - rigoureux - rocailleux - rude - sévère - violent

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
harsh	adj	(manner: mean)	sévère adj
			dur adj
She was quite harsh with the kids. She should be nicer to them.
Elle était trop sévère avec ses enfants.
Elle était trop dure avec ses enfants.
harsh	adj	(climate) climat	rude, rigoureux adj
They have harsh winters in Norway.
En Norvège, les hivers sont rudes (or: rigoureux).
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
harsh	adj	(unpleasantly severe) voix	criard adj
		musique	discordant adj
		son désagréablement fort	assourdissant adj
The sound of the city was harsh, with sirens at all hours.
* Cette femme a une voix criarde que je ne supporte pas.
* Quand les musiciens accordent leurs instruments, l'orchestre est discordant.
Les sirènes incessantes rendaient le bruit de la ville assourdissant.
harsh	adj	(punishment)	sévère adj
The judge imposed a harsh sentence on the criminal.
Le juge rendit un jugement sévère contre le criminel.
harsh	adj	(sound) son	aigu adj
		son	discordant adj
There was a harsh sound coming from the machine, so we stopped it.
La machine faisait un bruit aigu et nous dûmes l'arrêter.
La machine faisait un son discordant et nous dûmes l'arrêter.
harsh	adj	(voice) voix	sec adj
		respiration	rauque adj
Your voice sounds very harsh when you talk about things that make you angry.
Tu as un ton très sec quand tu parles de choses qui t'énervent.
* Sa respiration était rauque.
harsh	adj	(words)	dur adj
His girlfriend had hash words for him when she learned his plans.
Sa petite amie employa des mots très durs quand elle apprit ses projets.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
harsh, rough		adj	âpre (lutte)
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Although the critics were sometimes harsh
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If the winters were not so harsh, perhaps Canada would seem a more attractive country
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They speak harsh lies that wound deeply or can be damaging to others
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