Sentence examples of "cruel" in English

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It's a cruel world. C'est un monde cruel.
He is a cruel person. C'est un homme cruel.
He isn't cruel to animals. Ce n'est pas une chose cruelle pour les animaux.
Don't be cruel to animals. Ne sois pas cruel envers les animaux.
The monster's smile was cruel. Le sourire du monstre était cruel.
Can a child do such a cruel thing? Un enfant peut-il faire une chose aussi cruelle ?
It's a perfect example of cruel fate. C'est un parfait exemple de destin cruel.
He was very hurt by her cruel words. Il a été vraiment blessé par ses mots cruels.
It was cruel of him to beat his dog. C'était cruel de sa part de frapper son chien.
Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king. Il était une fois un roi cruel.
The cruel man beat the dog with a whip. Cet homme cruel fouetta son chien.
I think it is cruel to trap animals for fur coats. Je pense qu'il est cruel de piéger des animaux pour en faire des manteaux de fourrure.
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator. Les pauvres gens étaient à la merci du cruel dictateur.
It is cruel of him to say such things to her. C'est cruel de sa part que de lui dire de telles choses.
It seems a cruel thing to clip a bird's wings. Couper les ailes d'un oiseau semble une chose cruelle.
I think this one has to die for the other to live. It's a cruel world. Je crois que celui-ci doit mourir pour que celui-là vive. C'est un monde cruel.
Peer helpers made the teacher's job a lot easier, but established a cruel hierarchy among the students. Les élèves assistants facilitèrent le travail de l'enseignant, mais établirent une cruelle hiérarchie entre les étudiants.
In a way, life is a cruel thing. It holds major problems in store for each one of us. En un sens, la vie est cruelle. Elle garde en réserve des problèmes majeurs pour chacun d'entre nous.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one. S’il fallait absolument choisir, j’aimerais mieux faire une chose immorale qu’une chose cruelle.
April is the cruellest month. Avril est le mois le plus cruel.
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