cruel in Spanish: cruel (adjective)

/ˈkɾwel/

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Translation

cruel

Grammar

Masc pluralcrueles

Examples

He was very cruel to his classmates.

The winter was especially cruel that year.

I do not understand why people can be so cruel.

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Spanish Fixed Similes: dormir como un tronco, más bueno que el pan, terco como una mula

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This word is part of lesson 34.